diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 59f440013..f146edba8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-12-07  Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@gmail.com>
+
+	* docs/grub.texi (Environment): Update color_normal and color_highlight
+	defaults (light-gray instead of white).
+
 2013-12-07  Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@gmail.com>
 
 	* grub-core/normal/main.c (INIT): Set default color to light-gray
diff --git a/docs/grub.texi b/docs/grub.texi
index 6144740f7..54b02fd52 100644
--- a/docs/grub.texi
+++ b/docs/grub.texi
@@ -3123,7 +3123,7 @@ This variable contains the ``highlight'' foreground and background terminal
 colors, separated by a slash (@samp{/}).  Setting this variable changes
 those colors.  For the available color names, @pxref{color_normal}.
 
-The default is @samp{black/white}.
+The default is @samp{black/light-gray}.
 
 
 @node color_normal
@@ -3152,7 +3152,7 @@ those colors.  Each color must be a name from the following list:
 @item white
 @end itemize
 
-The default is @samp{white/black}.
+The default is @samp{light-gray/black}.
 
 The color support support varies from terminal to terminal.