diff --git a/st/config.h b/st/config.h
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--- a/st/config.h
+++ b/st/config.h
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ static const char *colorname[] = {
 	/* more colors can be added after 255 to use with DefaultXX */
 	"#cccccc",
 	"#555555",
-	"gray90", /* default foreground colour */
-	"black", /* default background colour */
+	"#ffb2b7", /* default foreground colour */
+	"#011627", /* default background colour */
 };
 
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static unsigned int defaultrcs = 257;
  * 6: Bar ("|")
  * 7: Snowman ("☃")
  */
-static unsigned int cursorshape = 2;
+static unsigned int cursorshape = 4;
 
 /*
  * Default columns and rows numbers
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