diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index dfa93d0d..c0974416 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ byobu (2.47) unreleased; urgency=low
     share/man/man1/byobu-select-session.1: add a dynamic prompt if
     automatically launching byobu on a server where multiple sessions
     exist, LP: #368963
+  * byobu-export, byobu-janitor, byobu-status: default to white text on
+    black backgrounds
 
   [ Jason Cohen ]
   * usr/bin/byobu: check if our terminfo supports 256 colors, LP: #409353
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-export b/usr/bin/byobu-export
index 3761d720..05816e41 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-export
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-export
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ for i in etc usr/bin usr/lib usr/share/doc; do
 done
 dpkg-query --show --showformat '${Package} ${Version}\n' $PKG > "$DIR/.$PKG/version" 2>/dev/null || true
 echo "http://launchpad.net/$PKG" >> "$DIR/.$PKG/version"
-printf "FOREGROUND=k\nBACKGROUND=W\n" > "$DIR/.$PKG/color"
+printf "FOREGROUND=w\nBACKGROUND=k\n" > "$DIR/.$PKG/color"
 
 # Copy necessary scripts
 cp -a /etc/$PKG "$DIR/.$PKG/etc"
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-janitor b/usr/bin/byobu-janitor
index 6173ad5c..e524b20e 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-janitor
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-janitor
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fi
 # Affects: First runs with no configuration
 # Seed the configuration
 [ -d "$HOME/.$PKG" ] || mkdir -p "$HOME/.$PKG"
-[ -r "$HOME/.$PKG/color" ] || printf "BACKGROUND=w\nFOREGROUND=k" > "$HOME/.$PKG/color"
+[ -r "$HOME/.$PKG/color" ] || printf "BACKGROUND=k\nFOREGROUND=w" > "$HOME/.$PKG/color"
 [ -r "$PROFILE" ] || ln -sf /usr/share/$PKG/profiles/common "$PROFILE"
 
 # Affects: Symlinks pointing to color profiles
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-status b/usr/bin/byobu-status
index 899a4b24..2a5a48e6 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-status
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-status
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ case "$P" in
 		done
 	;;
 	color)
-		[ -z "$FOREGROUND" ] && FOREGROUND="k"
-		[ -z "$BACKGROUND" ] && BACKGROUND="W"
+		[ -z "$FOREGROUND" ] && FOREGROUND="w"
+		[ -z "$BACKGROUND" ] && BACKGROUND="k"
 		printf "$ESC{= $BACKGROUND$FOREGROUND}"
 	;;
 	*)