diff --git a/colors/zenburn.kak b/colors/zenburn.kak
index c4dfbba7..d21fb6fa 100644
--- a/colors/zenburn.kak
+++ b/colors/zenburn.kak
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 
 %sh{
     # define some named colors
-    zenbackground="default,rgb:3f3f3f"
+    zentext="rgb:cfcfcf"
+    zenselectionbg="rgb:3f7fcc"
+    zencursor="rgb:2a2a2a,rgb:dfdfbf"
+    zensecondaryfg="rgb:2a2a2a"
+    zendefault="${zentext},rgb:3f3f3f"
     zenstatus="rgb:efdcbc,rgb:2a2a2a"
-    zencursor="default,rgb:7f9f7f"
+    zenstatuscursor="${zentext},rgb:7f9f7f"
     zeninfo="rgb:cc9393,rgb:2a2a2a"
     zenmenubg="rgb:7f9f7f,rgb:4a4a4a"
     zenmenufg="rgb:8cd0d3,rgb:5b5b5b"
-    zentext="rgb:efefef"
     zenkeyword="rgb:f0dfaf+b"
     zenstorageClass="rgb:c3bf9f+b"
     zennumber="rgb:8cd0d3"
@@ -49,12 +52,12 @@
         face list ${zentype}
 
         # and built in faces
-        face Default ${zenbackground}
-        face PrimarySelection white,blue
-        face SecondarySelection black,blue
-        face PrimaryCursor black,white
-        face SecondaryCursor black,white
-        face LineNumbers default
+        face Default ${zendefault}
+        face PrimarySelection ${zentext},${zenselectionbg}
+        face SecondarySelection ${zensecondaryfg},${zenselectionbg}
+        face PrimaryCursor ${zencursor}
+        face SecondaryCursor ${zencursor}
+        face LineNumbers ${zendefault}
         face LineNumberCursor ${zenstatus}
         face MenuForeground ${zenmenufg}
         face MenuBackground ${zenmenubg}
@@ -65,8 +68,8 @@
         face StatusLineMode ${zencomment}
         face StatusLineInfo ${zenspecial}
         face StatusLineValue ${zennumber}
-        face StatusCursor ${zencursor}
-        face Prompt yellow
+        face StatusCursor ${zenstatuscursor}
+        face Prompt ${zenconstant}
         face MatchingChar default+b
         face BufferPadding ${zenpadding}
     "