diff --git a/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml b/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
index b91debe..94098dd 100644
--- a/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
+++ b/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
@@ -8,29 +8,31 @@ font:
     family: Source Code Pro
   size: 12.0
 
+# xterm does this
 draw_bold_text_with_bright_colors: true
 
+# xterm colours, except blue
 colors:
   primary:
     background: '#111111'
-    foreground: '#D3D7CF'
+    foreground: '#CDCDCD'
   normal:
    black:   '#111111'
-   red:     '#AA0000'
-   green:   '#00AA00'
-   yellow:  '#AA5500'
-   blue:    '#0066FF'
-   magenta: '#AA00AA'
-   cyan:    '#00AAAA'
-   white:   '#D3D7CF'
+   red:     '#CD0000'
+   green:   '#00CD00'
+   yellow:  '#CDCD00'
+   blue:    '#005CFF'
+   magenta: '#CD00CD'
+   cyan:    '#00CDCD'
+   white:   '#CDCDCD'
   bright:
-   black:   '#555555'
-   red:     '#FF5555'
-   green:   '#55FF55'
-   yellow:  '#FFFF55'
-   blue:    '#6666FF'
-   magenta: '#FF55FF'
-   cyan:    '#55FFFF'
+   black:   '#7F7F7F'
+   red:     '#FF0000'
+   green:   '#00FF00'
+   yellow:  '#FFFF00'
+   blue:    '#5C5CFF'
+   magenta: '#FF00FF'
+   cyan:    '#00FFFF'
    white:   '#FFFFFF'
 
 bell: