diff --git a/config/herbstluftwm/autostart b/config/herbstluftwm/autostart
index 28a6030..fdd9546 100755
--- a/config/herbstluftwm/autostart
+++ b/config/herbstluftwm/autostart
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ hc() {
 
 hc emit_hook reload
 
-xsetroot -solid '#5A8E3A'
+xsetroot -solid '#22AA22'
 
 # remove all existing keybindings
 hc keyunbind --all