diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cbae76c5..bc18908a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
 
 ### Changed
 
+* Default color theme is now
+  [starlight](https://github.com/CosmicToast/starlight)
+  ([#1321][1321]).
 * Minimum required meson version is now 0.59 ([#1371][1371]).
 * `Control+Shift+u` is now bound to `unicode-input` instead of
   `show-urls-launch`, to follow the convention established in GTK and
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@
   selected, or when the cell has the `reverse` (SGR 7) attribute set
   ([#1347][1347]).
 
+[1321]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1321
 [1371]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/pulls/1371
 [1183]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1183
 [1360]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1360
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 1cefba3e..5c38aef5 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 #include "xmalloc.h"
 #include "xsnprintf.h"
 
-static const uint32_t default_foreground = 0x839496;
-static const uint32_t default_background = 0x002b36;
+static const uint32_t default_foreground = 0xffffff;
+static const uint32_t default_background = 0x242424;
 
 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
-    0x073642,
-    0xdc322f,
-    0x859900,
-    0xb58900,
-    0x268bd2,
-    0xd33682,
-    0x2aa198,
-    0xeee8d5,
+    0x242424,
+    0xcf1745,
+    0x3ecf5b,
+    0xcfcf17,
+    0x0ba6da,
+    0xd926ac,
+    0x17cfa1,
+    0xe6e6e6,
 
     // Bright
-    0x08404f,
-    0xe35f5c,
-    0x9fb700,
-    0xd9a400,
-    0x4ba1de,
-    0xdc619d,
-    0x32c1b6,
+    0x616161,
+    0xff1a53,
+    0x17e640,
+    0xecff1a,
+    0x1ac6ff,
+    0xf53dc7,
+    0x1affc6,
     0xffffff,
 
     // 6x6x6 RGB cube
diff --git a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
index 273a74c2..32482aa9 100644
--- a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
+++ b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
@@ -563,15 +563,15 @@ can configure the background transparency with the _alpha_ option.
 
 *regular0*, *regular1* *..* *regular7*
 	The eight basic ANSI colors (Black, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue,
-	Magenta, Cyan, White). Default: _073642_, _dc322f_, _859900_,
-	_b58900_, _268bd2_, _d33682_, _2aa198_ and _eee8d5_ (a variant of
-	the _solarized dark_ theme).
+	Magenta, Cyan, White). Default: _242424_, _cf1745_, _3ecf5b_,
+	_cfcf17_, _0ba6da_, _d926ac_, _17cfa1_, _e6e6e6_ (starlight
+	theme).
 
 *bright0*, *bright1* *..* *bright7*
 	The eight bright ANSI colors (Black, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue,
-	Magenta, Cyan, White). Default: _08404f_, _e35f5c_, _9fb700_,
-	_d9a400_, _4ba1de_, _dc619d_, _32c1b6_ and _ffffff_ (a variant of
-	the _solarized dark_ theme).
+	Magenta, Cyan, White). Default: _616161_, _ff1a53_, _17e640_,
+	_ecff1a_, _1ac6ff_, _f53dc7_, _1affc6_, _ffffff_ (starlight
+	theme).
 
 *dim0*, *dim1* *..* *dim7*
 	Custom colors to use with dimmed colors. Dimmed colors do not have