diff --git a/xmonad.hs b/xmonad.hs
index d349bd004e896c4ab303eed849ae682d9455705b..c3fbf207b43fd7a1cbac466b94ae0a19580c3a75 100644
--- a/xmonad.hs
+++ b/xmonad.hs
@@ -86,15 +86,15 @@ main = do
   xmonad $ docks $ ewmh $ withUrgencyHook LibNotifyUrgencyHook $ defaultConfig
     { modMask               = mod4Mask
     , focusFollowsMouse     = False
-    , focusedBorderColor    = "#FFFFFF"
-    , normalBorderColor     = "#A0A0A0"
+    , focusedBorderColor    = "#b58900"
+    , normalBorderColor     = "#808080"
     , terminal              = myTerm
     , workspaces            = ["#"]
     , manageHook            = manageHook defaultConfig <+> myManageHook <+> manageDocks <+> xScratchpadsManageHook myScratchPads
     , startupHook           = docksStartupHook <+> setWMName "LG3D" <+> myStartupHook
     , handleEventHook       = docksEventHook <+> minimizeEventHook
     , layoutHook            = myLayoutHook
-    , borderWidth           = 1
+    , borderWidth           = 2
     , logHook               = do
         takeTopFocus
         dynamicLogWithPP xmobarPP