diff --git a/.config/kak/colors/ashen.kak b/.config/kak/colors/ashen.kak
index 6b419e5d..b98fbef6 100644
--- a/.config/kak/colors/ashen.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/colors/ashen.kak
@@ -45,22 +45,22 @@ evaluate-commands %sh{
         face global documentation comment
         # TODO: change
         face global meta          ${aqua}
-        face global builtin       ${fg}+b
+        face global builtin       ${blue}
 
         # Markdown highlighting
-        face global title     ${green}+b
-        face global header    ${orange}
-        face global mono      ${fg4}
+        face global title     ${red_glowing}+b
+        face global header    ${red_glowing}
+        face global mono      ${g_4}
         face global block     ${aqua}
-        face global link      ${blue}+u
-        face global bullet    ${yellow}
-        face global list      ${fg}
+        face global link      ${red_glowing}+ui
+        face global bullet    ${orange_glow}
+        face global list      ${orange_glow}
 
-        face global Default            ${fg},${bg}
-        face global PrimarySelection   ${fg_alpha},${blue}+g
-        face global SecondarySelection ${bg_alpha},${blue}+g
-        face global PrimaryCursor      ${bg},${fg}+fg
-        face global SecondaryCursor    ${bg},${bg4}+fg
+        face global Default            ${text},${background}
+        face global PrimaryCursor   ${background},${orange_blaze}+gb
+        face global SecondaryCursor ${background},${orange_muted}+g
+        face global PrimarySelection      ${bg},${fg}+fg
+        face global SecondarySelection    ${bg},${bg4}+fg
         face global PrimaryCursorEol   ${bg},${fg4}+fg
         face global SecondaryCursorEol ${bg},${bg2}+fg
         face global LineNumbers        ${bg4}