diff --git a/docs/labwc-theme.5.scd b/docs/labwc-theme.5.scd
index 3951b275..9f4b2e9b 100644
--- a/docs/labwc-theme.5.scd
+++ b/docs/labwc-theme.5.scd
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ labwc-config(5).
 	Default is 0.
 
 *window.active.border.color*
-	Border color of active window. Default is #e1dedb.
+	Border color of active window. Default is #aaaaaa.
 
 *window.inactive.border.color*
-	Border color of inactive window. Default is #f6f5f4.
+	Border color of inactive window. Default is #aaaaaa.
 
 *window.active.indicator.toggled-keybind.color*
 	Status indicator for the ToggleKeybinds action. Can be set to the same
diff --git a/docs/themerc b/docs/themerc
index 66bbe682..8c627171 100644
--- a/docs/themerc
+++ b/docs/themerc
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ window.titlebar.padding.width: 0
 window.titlebar.padding.height: 0
 
 # window border
-window.active.border.color: #e1dedb
-window.inactive.border.color: #f6f5f4
+window.active.border.color: #aaaaaa
+window.inactive.border.color: #aaaaaa
 
 # ToggleKeybinds status indicator
 window.active.indicator.toggled-keybind.color: #ff0000
diff --git a/src/theme.c b/src/theme.c
index bea07400..6e3ebbd8 100644
--- a/src/theme.c
+++ b/src/theme.c
@@ -563,8 +563,8 @@ theme_builtin(struct theme *theme, struct server *server)
 	theme->window_titlebar_padding_height = 0;
 	theme->window_titlebar_padding_width = 0;
 
-	parse_hexstr("#e1dedb", theme->window[THEME_ACTIVE].border_color);
-	parse_hexstr("#f6f5f4", theme->window[THEME_INACTIVE].border_color);
+	parse_hexstr("#aaaaaa", theme->window[THEME_ACTIVE].border_color);
+	parse_hexstr("#aaaaaa", theme->window[THEME_INACTIVE].border_color);
 
 	parse_hexstr("#ff0000", theme->window_toggled_keybinds_color);