diff --git a/caca/driver_vga.c b/caca/driver_vga.c
index a785636..d6285ba 100644
--- a/caca/driver_vga.c
+++ b/caca/driver_vga.c
@@ -31,23 +31,24 @@
 
 static uint8_t const vga_colors[][4] =
 {
-    { 0,      0x20, 0x20, 0x20 },
-    { 1,      0x20, 0x20, 0x7f },
-    { 2,      0x20, 0x7f, 0x20 },
-    { 3,      0x20, 0x7f, 0x7f },
-    { 4,      0x7f, 0x20, 0x20 },
-    { 5,      0x7f, 0x20, 0x7f },
-    { 0x14,   0x7f, 0x7f, 0x20 },
-    { 7,      0x7f, 0x7f, 0x7f },
-
-    { 0x38,   0x40, 0x40, 0x40 },
-    { 0x39,   0x40, 0x40, 0xff },
-    { 0x3a,   0x40, 0xff, 0x40 },
-    { 0x3b,   0x40, 0xff, 0xff },
-    { 0x3c,   0xff, 0x40, 0x40 },
-    { 0x3d,   0xff, 0x40, 0xff },
-    { 0x3e,   0xff, 0xff, 0x40 },
-    { 0x3f,   0xff, 0xff, 0xff }
+    /* Colour values range from 0x00 to 0x3f */
+    { 0,      0x00, 0x00, 0x00 },
+    { 1,      0x00, 0x00, 0x1f },
+    { 2,      0x00, 0x1f, 0x00 },
+    { 3,      0x00, 0x1f, 0x1f },
+    { 4,      0x1f, 0x00, 0x00 },
+    { 5,      0x1f, 0x00, 0x1f },
+    { 0x14,   0x1f, 0x1f, 0x00 },
+    { 7,      0x1f, 0x1f, 0x1f },
+
+    { 0x38,   0x0f, 0x0f, 0x0f },
+    { 0x39,   0x0f, 0x0f, 0x3f },
+    { 0x3a,   0x0f, 0x3f, 0x0f },
+    { 0x3b,   0x0f, 0x3f, 0x3f },
+    { 0x3c,   0x3f, 0x0f, 0x0f },
+    { 0x3d,   0x3f, 0x0f, 0x3f },
+    { 0x3e,   0x3f, 0x3f, 0x0f },
+    { 0x3f,   0x3f, 0x3f, 0x3f },
 };
 
 static int vga_init_graphics(caca_t *kk)