diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ce882c..e310694 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,13 +149,14 @@ of your `config.toml`:
 [extra]
 
 # One of: blue, green, orange, pink, red.
-# Defaults to blue. 
+# Defaults to blue.
+# Append -light for light themes, e.g. blue-light
+# Or append -auto, e.g. blue-auto
 accent_color = "green"
 
-# One of: blue, dark, green, orange, pink, red.
-# Enabling dark background will also modify primary font color
-# to be darker.
-# Defaults to accent color (or, if not accent color specified, to blue). 
+# One of: blue, dark, green, orange, pink, red, light, auto
+# Enabling dark background will also modify primary font color to be darker.
+# Defaults to accent color (or, if not accent color specified, to blue).
 background_color = "dark"
 ```
 
diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 2898659..5c07261 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ highlight_theme = "boron"
 # Defaults to blue.
 # Append -light for light themes, e.g. blue-light
 # Or append -auto, e.g. blue-auto
-accent_color = "blue-auto"
+accent_color = "blue"
 
 # One of: blue, dark, green, orange, pink, red, light, auto
 # Enabling dark background will also modify primary font color to be darker.
 # Defaults to accent color (or, if not accent color specified, to blue).
-background_color = "auto"
+background_color = "blue"
 
 # The logo text - defaults to "Terminimal theme"
 logo_text = "Terminimal theme"
diff --git a/theme.toml b/theme.toml
index 5bcbdb0..5dbccf7 100644
--- a/theme.toml
+++ b/theme.toml
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ repo = "https://github.com/panr/hugo-theme-terminal"
 [extra]
 
 # One of: blue, green, orange, pink, red.
+# Defaults to blue.
+# Append -light for light themes, e.g. blue-light
+# Or append -auto, e.g. blue-auto
 accent_color = "blue"
 
-# One of: blue, dark, green, orange, pink, red.
-# Enabling dark background will also modify primary font color
-# to be darker.
+# One of: blue, dark, green, orange, pink, red, light, auto
+# Enabling dark background will also modify primary font color to be darker.
 # Defaults to accent color (or, if not accent color specified, to blue).
 background_color = "blue"