diff --git a/syntax/mail.syntax b/syntax/mail.syntax
index 8759835e1..64be0d59d 100644
--- a/syntax/mail.syntax
+++ b/syntax/mail.syntax
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ context default
     keyword linestart From:
     keyword linestart From brightred/18
 context exclusive linestart From\s \n\n white/25 red/9
-    keyword <*@*> brightwhite/26
+    keyword <*@*> white/26
 
 wholechars left abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ_01234567890.-
 wholechars right abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ_01234567890.-
-    keyword whole +@+ brightwhite/26
+    keyword whole +@+ white/26
     keyword linestart To: magenta/23
     keyword linestart From: green/6
     keyword linestart Subject: brightred/Orange
diff --git a/syntax/python.syntax b/syntax/python.syntax
index f4896e444..556f806c0 100644
--- a/syntax/python.syntax
+++ b/syntax/python.syntax
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 context default
     keyword : brightred/18
-    keyword . brightwhite/Orange
+    keyword . white/Orange
     keyword > yellow/24
     keyword < yellow/24
     keyword \+ yellow/24