diff --git a/src/rcfile.c b/src/rcfile.c
index a70b2760..fd7d25d3 100644
--- a/src/rcfile.c
+++ b/src/rcfile.c
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ short color_to_short(const char *colorname, bool *vivid, bool *thick)
 }
 
 /* Replacement colors from the palette to allow bolding the first eight. */
-short closest[COLOR_WHITE + 1] = { 16, 88, 28, 100, 18, 90, 30, 145 };
+short closest[COLOR_WHITE + 1] = { 16, 124, 34, 178, 20, 127, 37, 145 };
 
 /* Parse the color name (or pair of color names) in the given string.
  * Return FALSE when any color name is invalid; otherwise return TRUE. */