diff --git a/src/console.c b/src/console.c
index e77c400b3..1c8640396 100644
--- a/src/console.c
+++ b/src/console.c
@@ -248,11 +248,11 @@ void CON_ReSetupBackColormap(UINT16 num)
 	{
 		j = pal[i] + pal[i+1] + pal[i+2];
 		cwhitemap[k] = (UINT8)(15 - (j>>6));
-		corangemap[k] = (UINT8)(95 - (j>>6));
-		cbluemap[k] = (UINT8)(239 - (j>>6));
-		cgreenmap[k] = (UINT8)(175 - (j>>6));
+		corangemap[k] = (UINT8)(63 - (j>>6));
+		cbluemap[k] = (UINT8)(143 - (j>>6));
+		cgreenmap[k] = (UINT8)(111 - (j>>6));
 		cgraymap[k] = (UINT8)(31 - (j>>6));
-		credmap[k] = (UINT8)(143 - (j>>6));
+		credmap[k] = (UINT8)(47 - (j>>6));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -283,11 +283,11 @@ static void CON_SetupBackColormap(void)
 	{
 		j = pal[i] + pal[i+1] + pal[i+2];
 		cwhitemap[k] = (UINT8)(15 - (j>>6));
-		corangemap[k] = (UINT8)(95 - (j>>6));
-		cbluemap[k] = (UINT8)(239 - (j>>6));
-		cgreenmap[k] = (UINT8)(175 - (j>>6));
+		corangemap[k] = (UINT8)(63 - (j>>6));
+		cbluemap[k] = (UINT8)(143 - (j>>6));
+		cgreenmap[k] = (UINT8)(111 - (j>>6));
 		cgraymap[k] = (UINT8)(31 - (j>>6));
-		credmap[k] = (UINT8)(143 - (j>>6));
+		credmap[k] = (UINT8)(47 - (j>>6));
 	}
 
 	// setup the other colormaps, for console text
@@ -306,20 +306,20 @@ static void CON_SetupBackColormap(void)
 		orangemap[i] = (UINT8)i;
 	}
 
-	yellowmap[3] = (UINT8)103;
-	yellowmap[9] = (UINT8)115;
-	purplemap[3] = (UINT8)195;
-	purplemap[9] = (UINT8)198;
-	lgreenmap[3] = (UINT8)162;
-	lgreenmap[9] = (UINT8)170;
-	bluemap[3]   = (UINT8)228;
-	bluemap[9]   = (UINT8)238;
+	yellowmap[3] = (UINT8)73;
+	yellowmap[9] = (UINT8)66;
+	purplemap[3] = (UINT8)168;
+	purplemap[9] = (UINT8)170;
+	lgreenmap[3] = (UINT8)102;
+	lgreenmap[9] = (UINT8)106;
+	bluemap[3]   = (UINT8)131;
+	bluemap[9]   = (UINT8)142;
 	graymap[3]   = (UINT8)10;
 	graymap[9]   = (UINT8)15;
-	redmap[3]    = (UINT8)124;
-	redmap[9]    = (UINT8)127;
-	orangemap[3] = (UINT8)85;
-	orangemap[9] = (UINT8)90;
+	redmap[3]    = (UINT8)194;
+	redmap[9]    = (UINT8)32;
+	orangemap[3] = (UINT8)52;
+	orangemap[9] = (UINT8)57;
 }
 
 // Setup the console text buffer
diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index c0179ca1b..31738e9b2 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ static inline void CL_DrawConnectionStatus(void)
 	if (cl_mode != cl_downloadfiles)
 	{
 		INT32 i, animtime = ((ccstime / 4) & 15) + 16;
-		UINT8 palstart = (cl_mode == cl_searching) ? 128 : 160;
+		UINT8 palstart = (cl_mode == cl_searching) ? 32 : 96;
 		// 15 pal entries total.
 		const char *cltext;
 
@@ -1139,8 +1139,8 @@ static inline void CL_DrawConnectionStatus(void)
 		dldlength = (INT32)((fileneeded[lastfilenum].currentsize/(double)fileneeded[lastfilenum].totalsize) * 256);
 		if (dldlength > 256)
 			dldlength = 256;
-		V_DrawFill(BASEVIDWIDTH/2-128, BASEVIDHEIGHT-24, 256, 8, 175);
-		V_DrawFill(BASEVIDWIDTH/2-128, BASEVIDHEIGHT-24, dldlength, 8, 160);
+		V_DrawFill(BASEVIDWIDTH/2-128, BASEVIDHEIGHT-24, 256, 8, 111);
+		V_DrawFill(BASEVIDWIDTH/2-128, BASEVIDHEIGHT-24, dldlength, 8, 96);
 
 		memset(tempname, 0, sizeof(tempname));
 		nameonly(strncpy(tempname, fileneeded[lastfilenum].filename, 31));
diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index 06aaac0ef..111be9479 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -2820,7 +2820,7 @@ static void M_DrawSlider(INT32 x, INT32 y, const consvar_t *cv)
 void M_DrawTextBox(INT32 x, INT32 y, INT32 width, INT32 boxlines)
 {
 	// Solid color textbox.
-	V_DrawFill(x+5, y+5, width*8+6, boxlines*8+6, 239);
+	V_DrawFill(x+5, y+5, width*8+6, boxlines*8+6, 143);
 	//V_DrawFill(x+8, y+8, width*8, boxlines*8, 31);
 /*
 	patch_t *p;
diff --git a/src/r_main.c b/src/r_main.c
index ffd4d5d50..77d6a456c 100644
--- a/src/r_main.c
+++ b/src/r_main.c
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ void R_RenderPlayerView(player_t *player)
 		if (cv_homremoval.value == 1)
 			V_DrawFill(0, 0, vid.width, vid.height, 31); // No HOM effect!
 		else //'development' HOM removal -- makes it blindingly obvious if HOM is spotted.
-			V_DrawFill(0, 0, vid.width, vid.height, 128+(timeinmap&15));
+			V_DrawFill(0, 0, vid.width, vid.height, 32+(timeinmap&15));
 	}
 
 	portalrender = 0;