diff --git a/data/filedefs/filetypes.common b/data/filedefs/filetypes.common
index a749bb2da1..38a4e97479 100644
--- a/data/filedefs/filetypes.common
+++ b/data/filedefs/filetypes.common
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ line_height=0;0;
 calltips=call_tips
 
 # error indicator color
-indicator_error=0xff0000
+indicator_error=0xff3030
 
 [settings]
 # which characters should be skipped when moving (or included when deleting) to word boundaries
diff --git a/data/geany.css b/data/geany.css
index ff1fe354c6..41a7aa0070 100644
--- a/data/geany.css
+++ b/data/geany.css
@@ -28,27 +28,27 @@
 
 /* document status colors */
 #geany-document-status-changed {
-	color: #ff0000;
+	color: #ff3030;
 }
 #geany-document-status-disk-changed {
-	color: #ff7f00;
+	color: #ee8000;
 }
 #geany-document-status-readonly {
-	color: #007f00;
+	color: #309030;
 }
 
 /* compiler message colors */
 #geany-compiler-error {
-    color: #ff0000;
+    color: #ff3030;
 }
 #geany-compiler-context {
-    color: #7f0000;
+    color: #ee8000;
 }
 #geany-compiler-message {
-    color: #0000D0;
+    color: #006eff;
 }
 
 /* red "Terminal" label when terminal dirty */
 #geany-terminal-dirty {
-	color: #ff0000;
+	color: #ff3030;
 }