diff --git a/.urxvt/Xdefaults b/.urxvt/Xdefaults
index 4f51b0d..be9520a 100644
--- a/.urxvt/Xdefaults
+++ b/.urxvt/Xdefaults
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ URxvt.url-launcher:      firefox
 URxvt.matcher.button:   1
 URxvt.colorUL:          blue
 URxvt*saveLines:        4096
-URxvt.tabbed.tabbar-fg:     0
-URxvt.tabbed.tabbar-bg:     3
-URxvt.tabbed.tab-fg:        1
+URxvt.tabbed.tabbar-fg:     15
+URxvt.tabbed.tabbar-bg:     8
+URxvt.tabbed.tab-fg:        15
 URxvt.tabbed.tab-bg:        7
 URxvt.geometry:         96x32
 URxvt*perl-ext: tabbedex,matcher
diff --git a/.urxvt/ext/tabbedex b/.urxvt/ext/tabbedex
index aeee16e..f605b32 100644
--- a/.urxvt/ext/tabbedex
+++ b/.urxvt/ext/tabbedex
@@ -373,8 +373,8 @@ sub on_init {
    defined $bg    or $bg    = 0;
    defined $tabfg or $tabfg = 0;
    defined $tabbg or $tabbg = 1;
-   defined $titfg or $titfg = 4;
-   defined $titbg or $titbg = 3;
+   defined $titfg or $titfg = 15;
+   defined $titbg or $titbg = 8;
 
    $self->{rs_tabbar} = urxvt::SET_COLOR (urxvt::DEFAULT_RSTYLE, $fg    + 2, $bg    + 2);
    $self->{rs_tab}    = urxvt::SET_COLOR (urxvt::DEFAULT_RSTYLE, $tabfg + 2, $tabbg + 2);