diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
index 528bedd79..2fba312d6 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Tty
     end
 
     def highlight
-      bold 43
+      bold 39
     end
 
     def width