diff --git a/.config/tmux/tmux.conf b/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
index 5fba09d..7fa20bd 100644
--- a/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
+++ b/.config/tmux/tmux.conf
@@ -139,12 +139,12 @@ set -g pane-active-border-style bg=default,fg=brightyellow
 
 # Display in the status bar when the prefix was pressed, copy-mode is active, or
 # `synchronize-panes` is turned on
-set -g @prefix_highlight_fg 'black'
-set -g @prefix_highlight_bg 'brightyellow'
+set -g @prefix_highlight_fg 'brightyellow'
+set -g @prefix_highlight_bg 'default'
 set -g @prefix_highlight_show_copy_mode 'on'
 set -g @prefix_highlight_show_sync_mode 'on'
 set -g @prefix_highlight_copy_mode_attr 'fg=black,bg=brightyellow'
-set -g @prefix_highlight_sync_mode_attr 'fg=black,bg=brightyellow'
+set -g @prefix_highlight_sync_mode_attr 'fg=black,bg=brightred'
 set -g status-right "#{prefix_highlight}"
 set -g status-left "#{prefix_highlight}"