diff --git a/programs/slock/config.def.h b/programs/slock/config.def.h
index 011c6b0e..cb1cefe0 100644
--- a/programs/slock/config.def.h
+++ b/programs/slock/config.def.h
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ static const char *user  = "nobody";
 static const char *group = "nogroup";
 
 static const char *colorname[NUMCOLS] = {
-	[BG] =     "black",     /* background */
-	[INIT] =   "#4f525c",   /* after initialization */
-	[INPUT] =  "#005577",   /* during input */
-	[FAILED] = "#CC3333",   /* wrong password */
+	[BG] =     "#282828",   /* background */
+	[INIT] =   "#ebdbb2",   /* after initialization */
+	[INPUT] =  "#8ec07c",   /* during input */
+	[FAILED] = "#fb4934",   /* wrong password */
 };
 
 /* treat a cleared input like a wrong password (color) */
diff --git a/programs/slock/config.h b/programs/slock/config.h
index 011c6b0e..cb1cefe0 100644
--- a/programs/slock/config.h
+++ b/programs/slock/config.h
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ static const char *user  = "nobody";
 static const char *group = "nogroup";
 
 static const char *colorname[NUMCOLS] = {
-	[BG] =     "black",     /* background */
-	[INIT] =   "#4f525c",   /* after initialization */
-	[INPUT] =  "#005577",   /* during input */
-	[FAILED] = "#CC3333",   /* wrong password */
+	[BG] =     "#282828",   /* background */
+	[INIT] =   "#ebdbb2",   /* after initialization */
+	[INPUT] =  "#8ec07c",   /* during input */
+	[FAILED] = "#fb4934",   /* wrong password */
 };
 
 /* treat a cleared input like a wrong password (color) */
diff --git a/programs/slock/slock b/programs/slock/slock
index ccd356fc..205c964f 100755
Binary files a/programs/slock/slock and b/programs/slock/slock differ