diff --git a/vim/colors/customred256.vim b/vim/colors/customred256.vim
index fdb35db..adf0426 100644
--- a/vim/colors/customred256.vim
+++ b/vim/colors/customred256.vim
@@ -252,15 +252,15 @@ hi! def link jsParenRepeat      CRAltBright
 " vue definitions
 hi! vueDirective                ctermfg=88
 hi! vueEvent                    ctermfg=160
-hi! vueConditional              ctermfg=202
+hi! vueConditional              ctermfg=208
 hi! def link vueFor             vueConditional
-hi! vueRef                      ctermfg=214
+hi! def link vueRef             vueDirective
 
-hi! vueDirectiveValue           ctermfg=52
+hi! vueDirectiveValue             ctermfg=52
 hi! def link vueEventValue        vueDirectiveValue
 hi! def link vueConditionalValue  vueDirectiveValue
 hi! def link vueForValue          vueConditionalValue
-hi! def link vueRefValue          vueRef
+hi! vueRefValue                   ctermfg=202
 
 " json definitions
 hi! def link jsonKeyword				Identifier
diff --git a/vim/syntax/vue_custom.vim b/vim/syntax/vue_custom.vim
index 736b9b0..3d37471 100644
--- a/vim/syntax/vue_custom.vim
+++ b/vim/syntax/vue_custom.vim
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ syn region  vueSurroundingTag   contained start=+<\(script\|style\|template\)+ e
 syn keyword htmlSpecialTagName  contained template
 syn keyword htmlArg             contained scoped ts
 
+syn keyword vueComponentTag     contained template containedin=htmlSpecialTagName
+
 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