diff --git a/etc/sway/modes/recording.conf b/etc/sway/modes/recording.conf
index d3a7efb..41a2b58 100644
--- a/etc/sway/modes/recording.conf
+++ b/etc/sway/modes/recording.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-set $mode_recording "<span foreground='$color10'></span>  \
-<span foreground='$color5'><b>Record</b></span> <span foreground='$color10'>(<b>r</b>)</span> \
-<span foreground='$color5'>+ [<span foreground='$color10'><b>Shift</b></span> for ]</span>"
+set $mode_recording "<span foreground='$sky'></span>  \
+<span foreground='$mauve'><b>Record</b></span> <span foreground='$sky'>(<b>r</b>)</span> \
+<span foreground='$mauve'>+ [<span foreground='$sky'><b>Shift</b></span> for ]</span>"
 
 set $recorder /usr/share/sway/scripts/recorder.sh
 
diff --git a/etc/sway/modes/resize.conf b/etc/sway/modes/resize.conf
index fca0213..bb8334c 100644
--- a/etc/sway/modes/resize.conf
+++ b/etc/sway/modes/resize.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-set $mode_resize "<span foreground='$color10'></span>  \
-<span foreground='$color5'><b>Resize</b></span> <span foreground='$color10'>(<b>↑ ↓ ← →</b>)</span> \
-<span foreground='$color5'><b>Increase Gaps</b></span> <span foreground='$color10'>(<b>+</b>)</span> \
-<span foreground='$color5'><b>Decrease Gaps</b></span> <span foreground='$color10'>(<b>-</b>)</span>"
+set $mode_resize "<span foreground='$sky'></span>  \
+<span foreground='$mauve'><b>Resize</b></span> <span foreground='$sky'>(<b>↑ ↓ ← →</b>)</span> \
+<span foreground='$mauve'><b>Increase Gaps</b></span> <span foreground='$sky'>(<b>+</b>)</span> \
+<span foreground='$mauve'><b>Decrease Gaps</b></span> <span foreground='$sky'>(<b>-</b>)</span>"
 
 mode --pango_markup $mode_resize {
     # left will shrink the containers width
diff --git a/etc/sway/modes/screenshot.conf b/etc/sway/modes/screenshot.conf
index 0bd0b7b..42051c4 100644
--- a/etc/sway/modes/screenshot.conf
+++ b/etc/sway/modes/screenshot.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-set $mode_screenshot "<span foreground='$color10'></span>  \
-<span foreground='$color5'><b>Pick</b></span> <span foreground='$color10'>(<b>p</b>)</span> \
-<span foreground='$color5'><b>Output</b></span> <span foreground='$color10'>(<b>o</b>)</span> \
-<span foreground='$color5'><b>Active</b></span> <span foreground='$color10'>(<b>a</b>)</span>"
+set $mode_screenshot "<span foreground='$sky'></span>  \
+<span foreground='$mauve'><b>Pick</b></span> <span foreground='$sky'>(<b>p</b>)</span> \
+<span foreground='$mauve'><b>Output</b></span> <span foreground='$sky'>(<b>o</b>)</span> \
+<span foreground='$mauve'><b>Active</b></span> <span foreground='$sky'>(<b>a</b>)</span>"
 
 mode --pango_markup $mode_screenshot {
     # output = currently active output