diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/default_ui_config.in b/gtk2_ardour/default_ui_config.in
index 4be89a2cf2..21b7304732 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/default_ui_config.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/default_ui_config.in
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@
     <Option name="meter fill: 1" value="90FE3BFF"/>
     <Option name="meter fill: 2" value="90FE3BFF"/>
     <Option name="meter fill: 3" value="90FE3BFF"/>
-    <Option name="meter fill: 4" value="FFA500ff"/>
-    <Option name="meter fill: 5" value="FFA500ff"/>
-    <Option name="meter fill: 6" value="FFA500ff"/>
-    <Option name="meter fill: 7" value="FFA500ff"/>
+    <Option name="meter fill: 4" value="FFEA38ff"/>
+    <Option name="meter fill: 5" value="FFEA38ff"/>
+    <Option name="meter fill: 6" value="FFEA38ff"/>
+    <Option name="meter fill: 7" value="FFEA38ff"/>
     <Option name="meter fill: 8" value="FF0000ff"/>
     <Option name="meter fill: 9" value="FF0000ff"/>
     <Option name="meter background: bottom" value="383838ff"/>