diff --git a/vim/colors/customred256.vim b/vim/colors/customred256.vim
index ea364cb..fdb35db 100644
--- a/vim/colors/customred256.vim
+++ b/vim/colors/customred256.vim
@@ -256,11 +256,11 @@ hi! vueConditional              ctermfg=202
 hi! def link vueFor             vueConditional
 hi! vueRef                      ctermfg=214
 
-hi! vueDirectiveValue           ctermfg=201
-hi! vueEventValue               ctermfg=201
-hi! vueConditionalValue         ctermfg=201
-hi! vueForValue                 ctermfg=201
-hi! vueRefValue                 ctermfg=201
+hi! vueDirectiveValue           ctermfg=52
+hi! def link vueEventValue        vueDirectiveValue
+hi! def link vueConditionalValue  vueDirectiveValue
+hi! def link vueForValue          vueConditionalValue
+hi! def link vueRefValue          vueRef
 
 " json definitions
 hi! def link jsonKeyword				Identifier
diff --git a/vim/syntax/vue_custom.vim b/vim/syntax/vue_custom.vim
index 3801dab..736b9b0 100644
--- a/vim/syntax/vue_custom.vim
+++ b/vim/syntax/vue_custom.vim
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ syn region  vueSurroundingTag   contained start=+<\(script\|style\|template\)+ e
 syn keyword htmlSpecialTagName  contained template
 syn keyword htmlArg             contained scoped ts
 
-
 syn match   vueDirective "[v:][-:.0-9_a-z]*" containedin=htmlTag nextgroup=vueDirectiveValue
 syn match   vueEvent "[@][-:.0-9_a-z]*" containedin=htmlTag nextgroup=vueEventValue
 syn match   vueConditional "v-else" containedin=htmlTag
@@ -69,6 +68,6 @@ syn region vueDirectiveValue contained start=+="+hs=s+2 end=+"+he=e-1
 syn region vueEventValue contained start=+="+hs=s+2 end=+"+he=e-1
 syn region vueConditionalValue contained start=+="+hs=s+2 end=+"+he=e-1
 syn region vueForValue contained start=+="+hs=s+2 end=+"+he=e-1
-syn region vueRefValue contained start=+="+hs=s+2 end=+"+he=e-1
+syn match vueRefValue contained +="[-:.0-9_a-z]*"+hs=s+2,he=e-1
 
 let b:current_syntax = "vue"