diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 681056e..8eb4899 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ unsigned int defaultfg = 258;
 unsigned int defaultbg = 259;
 unsigned int defaultcs = 256;
 static unsigned int defaultrcs = 257;
-unsigned int const currentBg = 6, buffSize = 2048;
+unsigned int const currentBg = 179, currentFg = 0, buffSize = 2048;
 /// Enable double / triple click yanking / selection of word / line.
 int const mouseYank = 1, mouseSelect = 0;
 /// [Vim Browse] Colors for search results currently on screen.
diff --git a/normalMode.c b/normalMode.c
index f0c7e30..3b0aa53 100644
--- a/normalMode.c
+++ b/normalMode.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 extern Glyph const styleSearch, style[];
 extern char const wDelS[], wDelL[], *nmKeys[];
-extern unsigned int bg[], fg, currentBg, highlightBg, highlightFg, amountNmKeys;
+extern unsigned int bg[], fg, currentBg, currentFg, highlightBg, highlightFg, amountNmKeys;
 
 typedef struct { int p[3]; } Pos;
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void historyOverlay(int x, int y, Glyph* g) {
 		else if (x > term.col - 7) g->u = (Rune)(posBuffer[x - term.col + 7]);
 		else getChar(size(&cCmd) ?&cCmd :&lCmd, g, term.row-1, term.col-7, term.col/3-6, x);
 	} else if (highlighted(x, y)) g->bg = highlightBg, g->fg = highlightFg;
-	else if ((x==cHist->x) ^ (y==cHist->y)) g->bg = currentBg;
+	else if ((x==cHist->x) ^ (y==cHist->y)) { g->bg = currentBg; g->fg = currentFg; }
 	else if (x==cHist->x) g->mode^=ATTR_REVERSE;
 }
 void historyPreDraw() {