diff --git a/vim/colors/monotonous.vim b/vim/colors/monotonous.vim
index a21d1a4..308f87e 100644
--- a/vim/colors/monotonous.vim
+++ b/vim/colors/monotonous.vim
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ call SetColor('Noise',          '#333333', '', '#939393', '', '')
 call SetColor('StatusLine',                 '#555555', '',        '#333333', '',        '')
 call SetColor('StatusLineNC',               '#444444', '',        '#777777', '',        '')
 
-call SetColor('StatusLineNormal',           '#777777', '#1c1c1c', '#cccccc', '#555555', 'italic')
-call SetColor('StatusLineNormalNoText',     '#1c1c1c', '#1c1c1c', '#555555', '#555555', '')
-call SetColor('StatusLineActive',           '#ffffff', '#4e4e4e', '#333334', '#aaaaaa', 'italic')
-call SetColor('StatusLineActiveNoText',     '#4e4e4e', '#4e4e4e', g:ui_l_bg__active, g:ui_l_bg__active, '')
+call SetColor('StatusLineNormal',           '#777777', '#1c1c1c', '#666666', g:ui_l_bg, 'italic')
+call SetColor('StatusLineNormalNoText',     '#1c1c1c', '#1c1c1c', g:ui_l_bg, g:ui_l_bg, '')
+call SetColor('StatusLineActive',           '#ffffff', '#4e4e4e', '#222222', '#bbbbbb', 'italic')
+call SetColor('StatusLineActiveNoText',     '#4e4e4e', '#4e4e4e', '#bbbbbb', '#bbbbbb', '')
 call SetColor('StatusLineActiveQuotes',     '#888888', '#4e4e4e', '',        g:ui_l_bg__active, '')
 
 call SetColor('StatusLineBufferNr',          '#555555', '#111111', '#666666', g:ui_l_bg, 'italic')