diff --git a/solarized-definitions.el b/solarized-definitions.el
index 287999c..66e317d 100644
--- a/solarized-definitions.el
+++ b/solarized-definitions.el
@@ -728,14 +728,14 @@ the \"Gen RGB\" column in solarized-definitions.el to improve them further."
                 (rst-level-5 (:inherit outline-5))
                 (rst-level-6 (:inherit outline-6))
                 ;;ansi-term
-                (term-color-black (,@fg-base02))
-                (term-color-red (,@fg-red))
-                (term-color-green (,@fg-green))
-                (term-color-yellow (,@fg-yellow))
-                (term-color-blue (,@fg-blue))
-                (term-color-magenta (,@fg-magenta))
-                (term-color-cyan (,@fg-cyan))
-                (term-color-white (,@fg-base00))
+                (term-color-black (,@fg-base02 ,@bg-base02))
+                (term-color-red (,@fg-red ,@bg-red))
+                (term-color-green (,@fg-green ,@bg-green))
+                (term-color-yellow (,@fg-yellow ,@bg-yellow))
+                (term-color-blue (,@fg-blue ,@bg-blue))
+                (term-color-magenta (,@fg-magenta ,@bg-magenta))
+                (term-color-cyan (,@fg-cyan ,@bg-cyan))
+                (term-color-white (,@fg-base00 ,@bg-base00))
                 ;; company
                 (company-tooltip (,@fg-base00 ,@bg-base02))
                 (company-tooltip-selection (,@fg-green ,@bg-base02))