diff --git a/php.ini-dist b/php.ini-dist
index 8a0e468188f..55e85bb6a31 100644
--- a/php.ini-dist
+++ b/php.ini-dist
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ disable_functions =
 
 ; Colors for Syntax Highlighting mode.  Anything that's acceptable in
 ; <font color="??????"> would work.
-highlight.string	=	#DD0000
-highlight.comment	=	#FF8000
-highlight.keyword	=	#007700
+highlight.string	=	#CC0000
+highlight.comment	=	#FF9900
+highlight.keyword	=	#006600
 highlight.bg		=	#FFFFFF
-highlight.default	=	#0000BB
+highlight.default	=	#0000CC
 highlight.html		=	#000000