diff --git a/crates/nu-errors/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-errors/src/lib.rs
index 363f515b65..bf5f92293c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-errors/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-errors/src/lib.rs
@@ -449,8 +449,8 @@ impl ShellError {
                     format!(
                         "{} requires {}{}",
                         Color::Cyan.paint(&command.item),
-                        Color::Black.bold().paint("--"),
-                        Color::Black.bold().paint(name)
+                        Color::Green.bold().paint("--"),
+                        Color::Green.bold().paint(name)
                     ),
                 )
                 .with_label(Label::new_primary(command.span)),
@@ -470,8 +470,8 @@ impl ShellError {
                     format!(
                         "{} is missing value for flag {}{}",
                         Color::Cyan.paint(&command.item),
-                        Color::Black.bold().paint("--"),
-                        Color::Black.bold().paint(name)
+                        Color::Green.bold().paint("--"),
+                        Color::Green.bold().paint(name)
                     ),
                 )
                 .with_label(Label::new_primary(command.span)),
diff --git a/crates/nu-source/src/pretty.rs b/crates/nu-source/src/pretty.rs
index d7ea02e0cb..6ecfe4cb48 100644
--- a/crates/nu-source/src/pretty.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-source/src/pretty.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl From<ShellAnnotation> for ColorSpec {
                 .set_intense(false)
                 .clone(),
             ShellStyle::Key => ColorSpec::new()
-                .set_fg(Some(Color::Black))
+                .set_fg(Some(Color::Green))
                 .set_intense(true)
                 .clone(),
             ShellStyle::Value => ColorSpec::new()
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl From<ShellAnnotation> for ColorSpec {
                 .set_intense(true)
                 .clone(),
             ShellStyle::Equals => ColorSpec::new()
-                .set_fg(Some(Color::Black))
+                .set_fg(Some(Color::Green))
                 .set_intense(true)
                 .clone(),
             ShellStyle::Kind => ColorSpec::new().set_fg(Some(Color::Cyan)).clone(),
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl From<ShellAnnotation> for ColorSpec {
                 .set_intense(true)
                 .clone(),
             ShellStyle::Description => ColorSpec::new()
-                .set_fg(Some(Color::Black))
+                .set_fg(Some(Color::Green))
                 .set_intense(true)
                 .clone(),
             ShellStyle::Error => ColorSpec::new()
diff --git a/src/format/table.rs b/src/format/table.rs
index 9d5d1464a1..5c8479dcb9 100644
--- a/src/format/table.rs
+++ b/src/format/table.rs
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ fn values_to_entries(values: &[Value], headers: &mut Vec<String>, starting_idx:
             .collect();
 
         if values_len > 1 {
-            // Indices are black, bold, right-aligned:
-            row.insert(0, ((starting_idx + idx).to_string(), "Fdbr"));
+            // Indices are green, bold, right-aligned:
+            row.insert(0, ((starting_idx + idx).to_string(), "Fgbr"));
         }
 
         entries.push(row);
diff --git a/src/shell/helper.rs b/src/shell/helper.rs
index a4ef738d07..407991e903 100644
--- a/src/shell/helper.rs
+++ b/src/shell/helper.rs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ fn paint_flat_shape(flat_shape: &Spanned<FlatShape>, line: &str) -> String {
         FlatShape::Dot => Color::White.normal(),
         FlatShape::InternalCommand => Color::Cyan.bold(),
         FlatShape::ExternalCommand => Color::Cyan.normal(),
-        FlatShape::ExternalWord => Color::Black.bold(),
+        FlatShape::ExternalWord => Color::Green.bold(),
         FlatShape::BareMember => Color::Yellow.bold(),
         FlatShape::StringMember => Color::Yellow.bold(),
         FlatShape::String => Color::Green.normal(),
@@ -158,12 +158,12 @@ fn paint_flat_shape(flat_shape: &Spanned<FlatShape>, line: &str) -> String {
         FlatShape::GlobPattern => Color::Cyan.bold(),
         FlatShape::Word => Color::Green.normal(),
         FlatShape::Pipe => Color::Purple.bold(),
-        FlatShape::Flag => Color::Black.bold(),
-        FlatShape::ShorthandFlag => Color::Black.bold(),
+        FlatShape::Flag => Color::Blue.bold(),
+        FlatShape::ShorthandFlag => Color::Blue.bold(),
         FlatShape::Int => Color::Purple.bold(),
         FlatShape::Decimal => Color::Purple.bold(),
         FlatShape::Whitespace | FlatShape::Separator => Color::White.normal(),
-        FlatShape::Comment => Color::Black.bold(),
+        FlatShape::Comment => Color::Green.bold(),
         FlatShape::Error => Color::Red.bold(),
         FlatShape::Size { number, unit } => {
             let number = number.slice(line);