diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
index a28fa17c1e..239873d924 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
@@ -641,20 +641,20 @@
     <Option name="route button: text mid" value="000000ff"/>
     <Option name="transport clock: text" value="6bb620ff"/>
     <Option name="transport clock: background" value="000000ff"/>
-    <Option name="transport clock: edited text" value="ff0000ff"/>
-    <Option name="transport clock: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
+    <Option name="transport clock: edited text" value="ffa500ff"/>
+    <Option name="transport clock: cursor" value="ffa500ff"/>
     <Option name="secondary clock: text" value="6bb620ff"/>
     <Option name="secondary clock: background" value="000000ff"/>
-    <Option name="secondary clock: edited text" value="ff0000ff"/>
-    <Option name="secondary clock: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
-    <Option name="big clock: text" value="f0f0f0ff"/>
+    <Option name="secondary clock: edited text" value="ffa500ff"/>
+    <Option name="secondary clock: cursor" value="ffa500ff"/>
     <Option name="big clock: background" value="020202ff"/>
-    <Option name="big clock: edited text" value="0073a3ff"/>
-    <Option name="big clock: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
-    <Option name="big clock active: text" value="020202ff"/>
-    <Option name="big clock active: background" value="f11000ff"/>
-    <Option name="big clock active: edited text" value="0073a3ff"/>
-    <Option name="big clock active: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
+    <Option name="big clock: text" value="f0f0f0ff"/>
+    <Option name="big clock: edited text" value="ffa500ff"/>
+    <Option name="big clock: cursor" value="ffa500ff"/>
+    <Option name="big clock active: background" value="020202ff"/>
+    <Option name="big clock active: text" value="f11000ff"/>
+    <Option name="big clock active: edited text" value="ffa500ff"/>
+    <Option name="big clock active: cursor" value="ffa500ff"/>
     <Option name="transport delta clock: text" value="0009f3ff"/>
     <Option name="transport delta clock: background" value="000000ff"/>
     <Option name="transport delta clock: edited text" value="ff0000ff"/>
@@ -669,16 +669,15 @@
     <Option name="punch clock: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
     <Option name="nudge clock: text" value="6bb620ff"/>
     <Option name="nudge clock: background" value="000000ff"/>
-    <Option name="nudge clock: edited text" value="ff0000ff"/>
-    <Option name="nudge clock: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
+    <Option name="nudge clock: edited text" value="ffa500ff"/>
+    <Option name="nudge clock: cursor" value="ffa500ff"/>
     <Option name="selection clock: text" value="6bb620ff"/>
     <Option name="selection clock: background" value="000000ff"/>
     <Option name="selection clock: edited text" value="ff0000ff"/>
     <Option name="selection clock: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
     <Option name="clock: text" value="6bb620ff"/>
     <Option name="clock: background" value="000000ff"/>
-    <Option name="clock: edited text" value="ff0000ff"/>
-    <Option name="clock: cursor" value="f11000ff"/>
-
+    <Option name="clock: edited text" value="ffa500ff"/>
+    <Option name="clock: cursor" value="ffa500ff"/>
   </Canvas>
 </Ardour>