diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index 3d82d0b06..166e70c77 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -164,123 +164,147 @@ std::string Config::_defaults =
   "# Color controls.\n"
   "color=on                                       # Enable color\n"
 #ifdef LINUX
-  "color.header=color3                            # Color of header messages\n"
-  "color.footnote=color3                          # Color of footnote messages\n"
-  "color.warning=color3                           # Color of warning messages\n"
-  "color.error=color1                             # Color of error messages\n"
-  "color.debug=color3                             # Color of diagnostic output\n"
-  "color.alternate=on color233                    # Alternate color for line coloring\n"
   "\n"
-  "color.summary.bar=black on rgb141              # Color of summary report progress bar\n"
-  "color.summary.background=white on color0       # Color of summary report background\n"
+  "# basics\n"
+  "color.active=bold yellow\n"
+  "color.completed=rgb010 on white\n"
+  "color.deleted=rgb100 on white\n"
+  "color.due.today=on rgb020\n"
+  "color.due=on rgb010\n"
+  "color.overdue=on rgb100\n"
+  "color.blocking=rgb522\n"
+  "color.blocked=rgb235\n"
+  "color.recurring=\n"
+  "color.scheduled=on rgb001\n"
+  "color.tagged=\n"
+  "color.pri.H=bold white\n"
+  "color.pri.M=gray23\n"
+  "color.pri.L=gray12\n"
+  "color.pri.none=gray23\n"
   "\n"
-  "color.history.add=color0 on rgb500             # Color of added tasks in ghistory report\n"
-  "color.history.done=color0 on rgb050            # Color of completed tasks in ghistory report\n"
-  "color.history.delete=color0 on rgb550          # Color of deleted tasks in ghistory report\n"
+  "# missing attributes\n"
+  "color.project.none=\n"
+  "color.tag.none=\n"
+  "color.pri.none=\n"
   "\n"
-  "color.burndown.pending=color0 on rgb500        # Color of pending tasks in burndown report\n"
-  "color.burndown.done=color0 on rgb050           # Color of completed tasks in burndown report\n"
-  "color.burndown.started=color0 on rgb550        # Color of started tasks in burndown report\n"
+  "# personal color rules (replace "X" with your value)\n"
+  "#color.keyword.X=\n"
+  "#color.project.X=\n"
+  "color.tag.next=rgb440\n"
+  "#color.uda.X=\n"
   "\n"
-  "color.sync.added=rgb005                        # Color of added tasks in sync output\n"
-  "color.sync.changed=rgb550                      # Color of changed tasks in sync output\n"
-  "color.sync.rejected=rgb500                     # Color of rejected tasks in sync output\n"
+  "# interface\n"
+  "color.alternate=on gray1\n"
+  "color.header=color0 on gray11\n"
+  "color.label=inverse\n"
+  "color.footnote=on gray5\n"
   "\n"
-  "color.undo.before=color1                       # Color of values before a change\n"
-  "color.undo.after=color2                        # Color of values after a change\n"
+  "# burndown report\n"
+  "color.burndown.pending=rgb000 on rgb010\n"
+  "color.burndown.started=rgb000 on bright yellow\n"
+  "color.burndown.done=rgb000 on rgb020\n"
   "\n"
-  "color.calendar.today=color15 on rgb013         # Color of today in calendar\n"
-  "color.calendar.due=color0 on color1            # Color of days  with due tasks in calendar\n"
-  "color.calendar.due.today=color15 on color1     # Color of today with due tasks in calendar\n"
-  "color.calendar.overdue=color0 on color9        # Color of days  with overdue tasks in calendar\n"
-  "color.calendar.weekend=color235                # Color of weekend days in calendar\n"
-  "color.calendar.holiday=color0 on color11       # Color of public holidays in calendar\n"
-  "color.calendar.weeknumber=rgb013               # Color of the weeknumbers in calendar\n"
+  "# calendar\n"
+  "color.calendar.holiday=bold yellow\n"
+  "color.calendar.today=bold white\n"
+  "color.calendar.due.today=on rgb020\n"
+  "color.calendar.due=on rgb010\n"
+  "color.calendar.overdue=on rgb100\n"
+  "color.calendar.weekend=on gray5\n"
+  "color.calendar.weeknumber=gray8\n"
+  "\n"
+  "# history report\n"
+  "color.history.add=gray14 on rgb010\n"
+  "color.history.done=black on rgb020\n"
+  "color.history.delete=gray14 on rgb100\n"
+  "\n"
+  "# summary report (background color only)\n"
+  "color.summary.bar=on rgb010\n"
+  "color.summary.background=on black\n"
+  "\n"
+  "# status\n"
+  "color.error=red on white\n"
+  "color.debug=black on white\n"
+  "color.undo.before=yellow\n"
+  "color.undo.after=green\n"
+  "color.sync.added=green\n"
+  "color.sync.changed=yellow\n"
+  "color.sync.rejected=red\n"
+  "color.warning=bold red\n"
   "\n"
-  "# Here are the color rules.\n"
-  "color.recurring=rgb013                         # Color of recur.any: tasks\n"
-  "color.overdue=color9                           # Color of overdue tasks\n"
-  "color.due.today=rgb400                         # Color of tasks due today\n"
-  "color.due=color1                               # Color of due tasks\n"
-  "#color.keyword.car=on blue                     # Color of description.contains:car tasks\n"
-  "#color.project.garden=on green                 # Color of project:garden tasks\n"
-  "#color.project.none=                           # Color of tasks with no project\n"
-  "#color.tag.bug=yellow                          # Color of +bug tasks\n"
-  "#color.tag.none=                               # Color of tag-less tasks\n"
-  "color.active=rgb555 on rgb410                  # Color of active tasks\n"
-  "color.scheduled=rgb444 on rgb410               # Color of scheduled tasks\n"
-  "color.pri.none=                                # Color of priority:  tasks\n"
-  "color.pri.H=rgb255                             # Color of priority:H tasks\n"
-  "color.pri.M=rgb250                             # Color of priority:M tasks\n"
-  "color.pri.L=rgb245                             # Color of priority:L tasks\n"
-  "color.tagged=rgb031                            # Color of tagged tasks\n"
-  "color.blocked=white on color8                  # Color of blocked tasks\n"
-  "color.blocking=white on color6                 # Color of blocking tasks\n"
-  "#color.completed=on blue                       # Color of completed tasks\n"
-  "#color.deleted=on blue                         # Color of deleted tasks\n"
-  "#color.uda.estimate=on green                   # Color of UDA\n"
 #else
-  "color.header=yellow                            # Color of header messages\n"
-  "color.footnote=yellow                          # Color of footnote messages\n"
-  "color.warning=yellow                           # Color of warning messages\n"
-  "color.error=red                                # Color of error messages\n"
-  "color.debug=yellow                             # Color of diagnostic output\n"
-  "color.alternate=                               # Alternate color for line coloring\n"
   "\n"
-  "color.summary.bar=black on green               # Color of summary report progress bar\n"
-  "color.summary.background=white on black        # Color of summary report background\n"
+  "# basics\n"
+  "color.active=bold yellow\n"
+  "color.completed=green on white\n"
+  "color.deleted=red on white\n"
+  "color.due.today=on yellow\n"
+  "color.due=on blue\n"
+  "color.overdue=on red\n"
+  "color.blocking=bold green\n"
+  "color.blocked=bold cyan\n"
+  "color.recurring=\n"
+  "color.scheduled=on green\n"
+  "color.tagged=\n"
+  "color.pri.H=bold white\n"
+  "color.pri.M=\n"
+  "color.pri.L=\n"
   "\n"
-  "color.history.add=black on red                 # Color of added tasks in ghistory report\n"
-  "color.history.done=black on green              # Color of completed tasks in ghistory report\n"
-  "color.history.delete=black on yellow           # Color of deleted tasks in ghistory report\n"
+  "# missing attributes\n"
+  "color.project.none=\n"
+  "color.tag.none=\n"
+  "color.pri.none=\n"
   "\n"
-  "color.burndown.pending=black on red            # Color of pending tasks in burndown report\n"
-  "color.burndown.done=black on green             # Color of completed tasks in burndown report\n"
-  "color.burndown.started=black on yellow         # Color of started tasks in burndown report\n"
+  "# personal color rules (remove '#' and replace 'X' with your value)\n"
+  "#color.keyword.X=\n"
+  "#color.project.X=\n"
+  "color.tag.next=bold yellow\n"
+  "#color.uda.X=\n"
   "\n"
-  "color.sync.added=green                         # Color of added tasks in sync output\n"
-  "color.sync.changed=yellow                      # Color of changed tasks in sync output\n"
-  "color.sync.rejected=red                        # Color of rejected tasks in sync output\n"
+  "# interface\n"
+  "color.alternate=\n"
+  "color.header=\n"
+  "color.label=inverse\n"
+  "color.footnote=\n"
   "\n"
-  "color.undo.before=red                          # Color of values before a change\n"
-  "color.undo.after=green                         # Color of values after a change\n"
+  "# burndown report\n"
+  "color.burndown.pending=on green\n"
+  "color.burndown.started=on bright yellow\n"
+  "color.burndown.done=on bright green\n"
   "\n"
-  "color.calendar.today=bold white on bright blue # Color of today in calendar\n"
-  "color.calendar.due=white on red                # Color of days  with due tasks in calendar\n"
-  "color.calendar.due.today=bold white on red     # Color of today with due tasks in calendar\n"
-  "color.calendar.overdue=black on bright red     # Color of days  with overdue tasks in calendar\n"
-  "color.calendar.weekend=white on bright black   # Color of weekend days in calendar\n"
-  "color.calendar.holiday=black on bright yellow  # Color of public holidays in calendar\n"
-  "color.calendar.weeknumber=bold blue            # Color of the weeknumbers in calendar\n"
+  "# calendar\n"
+  "color.calendar.holiday=bold yellow\n"
+  "color.calendar.today=bold white\n"
+  "color.calendar.due.today=on yellow\n"
+  "color.calendar.due=on blue\n"
+  "color.calendar.overdue=on red\n"
+  "color.calendar.weekend=on bright black\n"
+  "color.calendar.weeknumber=bold black\n"
+  "\n"
+  "# history report\n"
+  "color.history.add=red on green\n"
+  "color.history.done=black on bright green\n"
+  "color.history.delete=white on red\n"
+  "\n"
+  "# summary report (background color only)\n"
+  "color.summary.bar=on green\n"
+  "color.summary.background=on black\n"
+  "\n"
+  "# status\n"
+  "color.error=red on white\n"
+  "color.debug=black on white\n"
+  "color.undo.before=yellow\n"
+  "color.undo.after=green\n"
+  "color.sync.added=green\n"
+  "color.sync.changed=yellow\n"
+  "color.sync.rejected=red\n"
+  "color.warning=bold red\n"
   "\n"
-  "# Here are the color rules.\n"
-  "color.recurring=magenta                        # Color of recur.any: tasks\n"
-  "color.overdue=bold red                         # Color of overdue tasks\n"
-  "color.due.today=red                            # Color of tasks due today\n"
-  "color.due=red                                  # Color of due tasks\n"
-  "#color.keyword.car=on blue                     # Color of description.contains:car tasks\n"
-  "#color.project.garden=on green                 # Color of project:garden tasks\n"
-  "#color.project.none=                           # Color of tasks with no project\n"
-  "#color.tag.bug=yellow                          # Color of +bug tasks\n"
-  "#color.tag.none=                               # Color of tag-less tasks\n"
-  "color.active=black on bright green             # Color of active tasks\n"
-  "color.scheduled=black on green                 # Color of scheduled tasks\n"
-  "color.pri.none=                                # Color of priority:  tasks\n"
-  "color.pri.H=bold white                         # Color of priority:H tasks\n"
-  "color.pri.M=white                              # Color of priority:M tasks\n"
-  "color.pri.L=                                   # Color of priority:L tasks\n"
-  "color.tagged=green                             # Color of tagged tasks\n"
-  "color.blocked=black on white                   # Color of blocked tasks\n"
-  "color.blocking=black on bright white           # Color of blocking tasks\n"
-  "#color.completed=on blue                       # Color of completed tasks\n"
-  "#color.deleted=on blue                         # Color of deleted tasks\n"
-  "#color.uda.estimate=on green                   # Color of UDA\n"
 #endif
-  "\n"
   "# Here is the rule precedence order, highest to lowest.\n"
   "# Note that these are just the color rule names, without the leading 'color.'\n"
   "#      and any trailing '.value'.\n"
-  "rule.precedence.color=due.today,active,blocking,blocked,overdue,due,scheduled,keyword.,project.,tag.,uda.,recurring,pri.,tagged,completed,deleted\n"
+  "rule.precedence.color=deleted,completed,active,keyword.,tag.,uda.,project.,overdue,scheduled,due.today,due,blocked,blocking,recurring,tagged,pri.\n"
   "\n"
   "#default.project=foo                           # Default project for 'add' command\n"
   "#default.priority=M                            # Default priority for 'add' command\n"