diff --git a/src/compositor.c b/src/compositor.c
index a882f3597b44a9a103f76eea06437dfee5876eaf..012590bae836732a70df868622a69a38fdd8f445 100644
--- a/src/compositor.c
+++ b/src/compositor.c
@@ -689,10 +689,10 @@ root_tile (ScreenInfo *screen_info)
     {
         XRenderColor c;
 
-        /* Just a color by default #1f3f6f - Same as xfdesktop */
-        c.red   = 0x1f00;
-        c.green = 0x3f00;
-        c.blue  = 0x6f00;
+        /* Just a color by default #507742 - Same as xfdesktop */
+        c.red   = 0x5000;
+        c.green = 0x7700;
+        c.blue  = 0x4200;
         c.alpha = 0xffff;
         XRenderFillRectangle (dpy, PictOpSrc, picture, &c, 0, 0, 1, 1);
     }