diff --git a/.config/river/colors b/.config/river/colors
index 5bf29ff..67c91ed 100644
--- a/.config/river/colors
+++ b/.config/river/colors
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 export bg=181818
 export bg2=252525
 export fg=b9b9b9
-export fg2=dedede
+export fg2=777777
 export hl=368aeb
 
 # solarized light
diff --git a/.config/river/load-colors b/.config/river/load-colors
index 7c35d30..da90c4a 100755
--- a/.config/river/load-colors
+++ b/.config/river/load-colors
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 . ~/.config/river/colors
 
 riverctl background-color 0x$bg
-riverctl border-color-focused 0x$fg
+riverctl border-color-focused 0x$fg2
 riverctl border-color-unfocused 0x$bg2
 riverctl border-width 1
 riverctl spawn yambar-run