diff --git a/yaml.nanorc b/yaml.nanorc
index 74b458a..fe536ea 100644
--- a/yaml.nanorc
+++ b/yaml.nanorc
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ color yellow "[:-]\s+[0-9]+\.?[0-9]*(\s*($|#))"
 color yellow "(^| )!!(binary|bool|float|int|map|null|omap|seq|set|str) "
 
 # Separator
-color normal "^\s+-"
-color normal ":(\s|\t|$)"
+color brightwhite "^\s+-"
+color brightwhite ":(\s|\t|$)"
 
 # Comments
 color white "(^|[[:space:]])#.*$"