diff --git a/src/components/Settings.tsx b/src/components/Settings.tsx
index c7f3e5cc..c157d57f 100644
--- a/src/components/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Settings.tsx
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: UserSettings = {
   readingFont: 'source-serif-4',
   fontSize: 21,
   highlightStyle: 'marker',
-  highlightColor: '#ffff00',
+  highlightColor: '#fde047',
   highlightColorNostrverse: '#9333ea',
   highlightColorFriends: '#f97316',
-  highlightColorMine: '#ffff00',
+  highlightColorMine: '#fde047',
   defaultHighlightVisibilityNostrverse: true,
   defaultHighlightVisibilityFriends: true,
   defaultHighlightVisibilityMine: true,