diff --git a/tmux.colours-base16.conf b/tmux.colours-base16.conf
index 2dbf6c2..74e3c40 100644
--- a/tmux.colours-base16.conf
+++ b/tmux.colours-base16.conf
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 set -g display-panes-active-colour colour15
 set -g display-panes-colour colour7
-set -g message-command-style fg=colour15,bold,bg=colour0
-set -g message-style fg=colour7,bold,bg=colour0
-set -g status-style fg=colour7,bg=colour0
+set -g message-command-style fg=colour15,bold,bg=colour8
+set -g message-style fg=colour7,bold,bg=colour8
+set -g status-style fg=colour7,bg=colour8
 set -g status-left-style fg=colour15
 set -g status-left " #S #[fg=colour7] "
 set -g status-right "#[fg=colour9]#{?client_readonly,READ ONLY ,}#[fg=colour7]#{?client_prefix,prefix,#{pane_mode}} #[fg=colour7]%H:%M #[fg=colour11]#{=21:pane_title} #{?#{==:#{continuum_status},off},#[fg=colour9]Continuum OFF,#[fg=colour7]✓} "