diff --git a/docs/content/manual/manual.yml b/docs/content/manual/manual.yml
index f50f0e6238..b0f26af359 100644
--- a/docs/content/manual/manual.yml
+++ b/docs/content/manual/manual.yml
@@ -3291,7 +3291,7 @@ sections:
         - color for objects
 
       The default color scheme is the same as setting
-      `"JQ_COLORS=1;30:0;39:0;39:0;39:0;32:1;39:1;39"`.
+      `"JQ_COLORS=1;30:0;37:0;37:0;37:0;32:1;37:1;37"`.
 
       This is not a manual for VT100/ANSI escapes.  However, each of
       these color specifications should consist of two numbers separated