diff --git a/src/settings.c b/src/settings.c
index 041ff410c53d2c4a089ccf9ec91e5e76f6afe62b..b1346b26ac9159677b8dda3482de66691743ba5d 100644
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@@ -868,8 +868,8 @@ loadTheme (ScreenInfo *screen_info, Settings *rc)
         }
     }
  
-    setXfwmColor (screen_info, &screen_info->title_colors[ACTIVE], rc, 0, "text", "selected");
-    setXfwmColor (screen_info, &screen_info->title_colors[INACTIVE], rc, 1, "text", "normal");
+    setXfwmColor (screen_info, &screen_info->title_colors[ACTIVE], rc, 0, "fg", "selected");
+    setXfwmColor (screen_info, &screen_info->title_colors[INACTIVE], rc, 1, "fg", "insensitive");
     setXfwmColor (screen_info, &screen_info->title_shadow_colors[ACTIVE], rc, 2, "dark", "selected");
     setXfwmColor (screen_info, &screen_info->title_shadow_colors[INACTIVE], rc, 3, "dark", "insensitive");