diff --git a/xmonad.hs b/xmonad.hs
index bf12f6709c4fa9ec0acd5c4559878f5611441ef6..51ae49e27b3bed566923692ffd547ec956ba7f56 100644
--- a/xmonad.hs
+++ b/xmonad.hs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ main = do
           , ppVisible           = xmobarColor       "grey"    ""        . (\ x -> x) . (Prelude.map toUpper)
           , ppHidden            = xmobarColor       "grey"    ""        . (\ x -> x) . (Prelude.map toUpper)
           , ppHiddenNoWindows   = xmobarColor       "#707070" ""        . (\ x -> x) . (Prelude.map toUpper)
-          , ppUrgent            = xmobarColor       "white"   "#268bd2" . (\ x -> x) . (Prelude.map toUpper)
+          , ppUrgent            = xmobarColor       "#b58900" "" . (\ x -> x) . (Prelude.map toUpper)
           , ppVisibleNoWindows  = Just (xmobarColor "#707070" ""        . (\ x -> x) . (Prelude.map toUpper))
           , ppOrder             = \(ws:layout:title:extra) -> [ (replace "minimize " "" layout), ws ]
           }