diff --git a/src/config/options.inc b/src/config/options.inc
index d135c451e..b4900e8b9 100644
--- a/src/config/options.inc
+++ b/src/config/options.inc
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ static union option_info config_options_info[] = {
 
 
 	INIT_OPT_COLOR("document.colors", N_("Text color"),
-		"text", OPT_ZERO, "#ffffff",
+		"text", OPT_ZERO, "#bfbfbf",
 		N_("Default text color.")),
 
 	INIT_OPT_COLOR("document.colors", N_("Background color"),