diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e95c9df..656c5a46 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 * Window is now dimmed while in Unicode input mode.
 * Selected empty cells are **never** highlighted as being
   selected. They used to be, when followed by non-empty cells.
+* Default color theme from a variant of the Zenburn theme, to a
+  variant of the Solarized dark theme.
 
 
 ### Deprecated
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 0ee01373..3ecb3db5 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 #include "xmalloc.h"
 #include "xsnprintf.h"
 
-static const uint32_t default_foreground = 0xdcdccc;
-static const uint32_t default_background = 0x111111;
+static const uint32_t default_foreground = 0x839496;
+static const uint32_t default_background = 0x002b36;
 
 static const size_t min_csd_border_width = 5;
 
@@ -48,23 +48,23 @@ static const size_t min_csd_border_width = 5;
 
 static const uint32_t default_color_table[256] = {
     // Regular
-    0x222222,
-    0xcc9393,
-    0x7f9f7f,
-    0xd0bf8f,
-    0x6ca0a3,
-    0xdc8cc3,
-    0x93e0e3,
-    0xdcdccc,
+    0x073642,
+    0xdc322f,
+    0x859900,
+    0xb58900,
+    0x268bd2,
+    0xd33682,
+    0x2aa198,
+    0xeee8d5,
 
     // Bright
-    0x666666,
-    0xdca3a3,
-    0xbfebbf,
-    0xf0dfaf,
-    0x8cd0d3,
-    0xfcace3,
-    0xb3ffff,
+    0x08404f,
+    0xe35f5c,
+    0x9fb700,
+    0xd9a400,
+    0x4ba1de,
+    0xdc619d,
+    0x32c1b6,
     0xffffff,
 
     // 6x6x6 RGB cube
diff --git a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
index 0bc21786..a0cf69f5 100644
--- a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
+++ b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
@@ -507,21 +507,23 @@ can configure the background transparency with the _alpha_ option.
 
 *foreground*
 	Default foreground color. This is the color used when no ANSI
-	color is being used. Default: _dcdccc_.
+	color is being used. Default: _839496_.
 
 *background*
 	Default background color. This is the color used when no ANSI
-	color is being used. Default: _111111_.
+	color is being used. Default: _002b36_.
 
 *regular0*, *regular1* *..* *regular7*
 	The eight basic ANSI colors (Black, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue,
-	Magenta, Cyan, White). Default: _222222_, _cc9393_, _7f9f7f_, _d0bf8f_,
-	_6ca0a3_, _dc8cc3_, _93e0e3_ and _dcdccc_ (a variant of the _zenburn_ theme).
+	Magenta, Cyan, White). Default: _073642_, _dc322f_, _859900_,
+	_b58900_, _268bd2_, _d33682_, _2aa198_ and _eee8d5_ (a variant of
+	the _solarized dark_ theme).
 
 *bright0*, *bright1* *..* *bright7*
 	The eight bright ANSI colors (Black, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue,
-	Magenta, Cyan, White). Default: _666666_, _dca3a3_, _bfebbf_, _f0dfaf_,
-	_8cd0d3_, _fcace3_, _b3ffff_ and _ffffff_ (a variant of the _zenburn_ theme).
+	Magenta, Cyan, White). Default: _08404f_, _e35f5c_, _9fb700_,
+	_d9a400_, _4ba1de_, _dc619d_, _32c1b6_ and _ffffff_ (a variant of
+	the _solarized dark_ theme).
 
 *dim0*, *dim1* *..* *dim7*
 	Custom colors to use with dimmed colors. Dimmed colors do not have
diff --git a/foot.ini b/foot.ini
index 0c19951e..926ed499 100644
--- a/foot.ini
+++ b/foot.ini
@@ -69,27 +69,27 @@
 
 [colors]
 # alpha=1.0
-# foreground=dcdccc
-# background=111111
+# background=002b36
+# foreground=839496
 
 ## Normal/regular colors (color palette 0-7)
-# regular0=222222  # black
-# regular1=cc9393  # red
-# regular2=7f9f7f  # green
-# regular3=d0bf8f  # yellow
-# regular4=6ca0a3  # blue
-# regular5=dc8cc3  # magenta
-# regular6=93e0e3  # cyan
-# regular7=dcdccc  # white
+# regular0=073642  # black
+# regular1=dc322f  # red
+# regular2=859900  # green
+# regular3=b58900  # yellow
+# regular4=268bd2  # blue
+# regular5=d33682  # magenta
+# regular6=2aa198  # cyan
+# regular7=eee8d5  # white
 
 ## Bright colors (color palette 8-15)
-# bright0=666666   # bright black
-# bright1=dca3a3   # bright red
-# bright2=bfebbf   # bright green
-# bright3=f0dfaf   # bright yellow
-# bright4=8cd0d3   # bright blue
-# bright5=fcace3   # bright magenta
-# bright6=b3ffff   # bright cyan
+# bright0=08404f   # bright black
+# bright1=e35f5c   # bright red
+# bright2=9fb700   # bright green
+# bright3=d9a400   # bright yellow
+# bright4=4ba1de   # bright blue
+# bright5=dc619d   # bright magenta
+# bright6=32c1b6   # bright cyan
 # bright7=ffffff   # bright white
 
 ## dimmed colors (see foot.ini(5) man page)