diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
index f5c158dfb..5264292d1 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ public class Settings implements ISettings
 
 		if (colorName == null)
 		{
-			return ChatColor.RED;
+			return ChatColor.DARK_RED;
 		}
 		if ("none".equalsIgnoreCase(colorName) || colorName.isEmpty())
 		{
diff --git a/Essentials/src/config.yml b/Essentials/src/config.yml
index 51ec0fbea..65a0773fd 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/config.yml
+++ b/Essentials/src/config.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 ############################################################
 
 # A color code between 0-9 or a-f. Set to 'none' to disable.
-ops-name-color: 'c'
+ops-name-color: '4'
 
 # The character(s) to prefix all nicknames, so that you know they are not true usernames.
 nickname-prefix: '~'