diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_interactive_messagebox_layout.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_interactive_messagebox_layout.xml
index 744f21227..b8a71c670 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_interactive_messagebox_layout.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_interactive_messagebox_layout.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_TextEditClient" position="10 10 490 20" align="ALIGN_LEFT ALIGN_TOP STRETCH" name="message">
             <Property key="FontName" value = "Default" />
             <Property key="TextAlign" value="ALIGN_CENTER" />
-            <Property key="TextColour" value = "0.7 0.7 0.7" />
+            <Property key="TextColour" value = "0.75 0.6 0.35" />
             <Property key="Static" value="true"/>
             <Property key="WordWrap" value="true"/>
             <Property key="MultiLine" value="1" />
diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_messagebox_layout.xml b/files/mygui/openmw_messagebox_layout.xml
index 81d1c0a57..c99c00a49 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_messagebox_layout.xml
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_messagebox_layout.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_TextEditClient" position="5 -5 0 0" name="message"  align="ALIGN_LEFT ALIGN_TOP STRETCH">
             <Property key="FontName" value = "Default" />
             <Property key="TextAlign" value="ALIGN_CENTER" />
-            <Property key="TextColour" value = "0.7 0.7 0.7" />
+            <Property key="TextColour" value = "0.75 0.6 0.35" />
             <Property key="Static" value="true"/>
             <Property key="WordWrap" value="true"/>
             <Property key="MultiLine" value="1" />