diff --git a/byobu-config.1 b/byobu-config.1
index ad04a89c..f17d7d93 100644
--- a/byobu-config.1
+++ b/byobu-config.1
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ The menu provided by the \fBbyobu\fP should be self-explanatory.
 
 \fBrelease\fP \- distribution and version information about the release running on the current system as reported by \fBlsb_release(1)\fP or \fI/etc/issue\fP; displayed in the lower bar in bold black text toward the left on a grey background
 
-\fBtemp\-c\fP, \fBtemp\-f\fP \- the cpu temperature in celsius or farenheit; displayed in the lower bar toward the right in yellow text on a grey background
+\fBtemp\-c\fP, \fBtemp\-f\fP \- the cpu temperature in celsius or farenheit; displayed in the lower bar toward the right in yellow text on a black background
 
 \fBtime\fP \- the system time in HH:MM:SS format; displayed in the lower bar on the far right in the default text and default background colors