diff --git a/bin/load_average b/bin/load_average
index 280fa695..7ffbffdc 100755
--- a/bin/load_average
+++ b/bin/load_average
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ if [ "$1" = "--detail" ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-printf "\005{= Yk}%s\005{-} " $(awk '{print $1}' /proc/loadavg)
+printf "\005{=B Yk}%s\005{-} " $(awk '{print $1}' /proc/loadavg)
diff --git a/bin/temp_c b/bin/temp_c
index 594192e9..491ef9fe 100755
--- a/bin/temp_c
+++ b/bin/temp_c
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ fi
 
 for i in `ls "$DIR/"*"/temperature"`; do
 	t=$(sed "s/^[^0-9]\+//" "$i" | sed "s/\s.*$//")
-	printf "\005{= kY}%sC\005{-} " "$t"
+	printf "\005{=b kY}%sC\005{-} " "$t"
 	break
 done
diff --git a/bin/temp_f b/bin/temp_f
index 664a369e..00841a0a 100755
--- a/bin/temp_f
+++ b/bin/temp_f
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ fi
 
 for i in `ls "$DIR/"*"/temperature"`; do
 	t=$(sed "s/^[^0-9]\+//" "$i" | sed "s/\s.*$//" | awk '{printf "%.0f", $1 *9/5 + 32}')
-	printf "\005{= kY}%sF\005{-} " "$t"
+	printf "\005{=b kY}%sF\005{-} " "$t"
         break
 done
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c663e6e4..8fdfd560 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ byobu (2.19) unreleased; urgency=low
 
   * bin/cpu_freq, bin/disk, bin/mem_available, bin/mem_used: use bold
     font for these, to help with dark colored tty's
+  * bin/load_average, bin/temp_c, bin/temp_f: fix display of yellow on
+    dark tty's (note, if users start complaining about their load average
+    blinking, *this* is where that was introduced)
 
- -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:29:02 -0700
+
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:38:26 -0700
 
 byobu (2.18-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low