diff --git a/vim/colors/monotonous.vim b/vim/colors/monotonous.vim
index 3132058..dfec5e4 100644
--- a/vim/colors/monotonous.vim
+++ b/vim/colors/monotonous.vim
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ call SetColor('Question',     '#c6c6c6', '',        '#333333', '',        'itali
 call SetColor('QuickFixLine', '#ff0000', '',        '#666666', '',        '')
 call SetColor('Search',       '#ffffff', '',        '',        '#c1e7f4', '')
 call SetColor('IncSearch',    '#000000', '#ffffff', '',        '#00baff', '')
-call SetColor('SpecialKey',   '#eeeeee', '',        '#222222', '',        'bold')
+call SetColor('SpecialKey',   '#eeeeee', '',        '#cccccc', '',        'bold')
 call SetColor('SpellBad',     '#aa0000', '#220000', '',        '#b37f7f', '')
 call SetColor('SpellCap',     '#550000', '#220000', '',        '#c2acac', '')
 " SpellLocal