diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_styles.rc.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_styles.rc.in
index 4a5a5f8269..3743d1db49 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_styles.rc.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_styles.rc.in
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ style "monitor" = "small_button"
 {
 }
 
-style "meterbridge_label" = "very_small_text"
+style "meterbridge_label" = "small_text"
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
index f6b854902b..372cab8a16 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
     <Option name="solo safe: led active" value="ff0000ff"/>
     <Option name="solo safe: text" value="c7c7d8ff"/>
     <Option name="solo safe: text active" value="c8c8d9ff"/>
-    <Option name="meterbridge peaklabel" value="ff0000ff"/>
+    <Option name="meterbridge peaklabel" value="cc4422ff"/>
     <Option name="meterbridge peakindicator: fill start" value="444444ff"/>
     <Option name="meterbridge peakindicator: fill end" value="333333ff"/>
     <Option name="meterbridge peakindicator on: fill start" value="ff0000ff"/>