diff --git a/spyderlib/config.py b/spyderlib/config.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spyderlib/config.py
+++ b/spyderlib/config.py
@@ -589,8 +589,8 @@ DEFAULTS = [
               # ---- IDLE ----

               #      Name            Color     Bold  Italic

               'idle/background':   "#ffffff",

-              'idle/currentline':  "#d9e8c9",

-              'idle/currentcell':  "#f9ffe7",

+              'idle/currentline':  "#e3e7d3",

+              'idle/currentcell':  "#edf1dc",

               'idle/occurence':    "#e8f2fe",

               'idle/ctrlclick':    "#0000ff",

               'idle/sideareas':    "#efefef",

@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ DEFAULTS = [
               # ---- Spyder ----

               #       Name            Color     Bold  Italic

               'spyder/background':  "#ffffff",

-              'spyder/currentline': "#d8d8bd",

+              'spyder/currentline': "#e6e6c9",

               'spyder/currentcell': "#fcfcdc",              

               'spyder/occurence':   "#ffff99",

               'spyder/ctrlclick':   "#0000ff",
Spyder and IDLE schemes (edited online with Bitbucket)