diff --git a/resources/syncplayintf.lua b/resources/syncplayintf.lua
index 0b33d2a..6508193 100644
--- a/resources/syncplayintf.lua
+++ b/resources/syncplayintf.lua
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ local WORDWRAPIFY_MAGICWORD = "{\\\\fscx0}  {\\\\fscx100}"
 local default_oscvisibility_state = "never"
 
 local ALPHA_WARNING_TEXT_COLOUR = "FF00FF" -- RBG
-local HINT_TEXT_COLOUR = "00FFFF" -- RBG
+local HINT_TEXT_COLOUR = "AAFFFF" -- RBG
 local NEUTRAL_ALERT_TEXT_COLOUR = "FFFFFF" -- RBG
 local BAD_ALERT_TEXT_COLOUR = "0000FF"  -- RBG
 local GOOD_ALERT_TEXT_COLOUR = "00FF00" -- RBG
diff --git a/syncplay/constants.py b/syncplay/constants.py
index 9feb4c6..56aa2c5 100644
--- a/syncplay/constants.py
+++ b/syncplay/constants.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ DEFAULT_WINDOWS_MONOSPACE_FONT = "Consolas"
 DEFAULT_OSX_MONOSPACE_FONT = "Menlo"
 FALLBACK_MONOSPACE_FONT = "Monospace"
 DEFAULT_CHAT_INPUT_FONT_SIZE = 46
-DEFAULT_CHAT_INPUT_FONT_COLOR = "#FFFFFF"
+DEFAULT_CHAT_INPUT_FONT_COLOR = "#FFFF00"
 DEFAULT_CHAT_INPUT_FONT_WEIGHT = 1
 
 # Maximum character lengths (for client and server)