diff --git a/Tools/idle/IdlePrefs.py b/Tools/idle/IdlePrefs.py
index 7ca74caabfc..33803c0d0d0 100644
--- a/Tools/idle/IdlePrefs.py
+++ b/Tools/idle/IdlePrefs.py
@@ -1,65 +1,19 @@
-# Created on 4/15/99 by Loren Luke
-#
 # Color Prefs for idle
 
 class ColorPrefs:
-    CNormal     = "yellow", None
-    CKeyword    = "medium sea green", None
-    CComment    = "white", None
-    CString     = "DarkOrange1", None
-    CDefinition = "wheat1", None
+    CNormal     = "black", "white"      # "purple", "white"
+    CKeyword    = "#ff7700", None
+    CComment    = "#dd0000", None
+    CString     = "#00aa00", None
+    CDefinition = "#0000ff", None
     CHilite     = "#000068", "#006868"
-    CSync       = "yellow", None
-    CTodo       = "aquamarine4", None
-    CBreak      = "white", None
-    CHit        = "#000068", None
-    CStdIn      = "yellow", None
-    CStdOut     = "yellow", None
-    CStdErr     = "firebrick3", None
-    CConsole    = "yellow", None
-    CError      = "white", "red"
-    CCursor     = None, "yellow"
-    
-    def __init__(self, fg="yellow", bg="DodgerBlue4", ud=1):
-        self.Default = fg, bg
-        
-        # Use Default Colors?
-        if ud == 1:
-            # Use Default fg, bg Colors
-            # Define Screen Colors...
-            # format: x = (fg, bg)
-            self.CBreak      = "white", "#680000"
-            self.CComment    = "white", self.Default[1]
-            self.CConsole    = self.Default
-            self.CCursor     = None, self.Default[0]
-            self.CDefinition = "wheat1", self.Default[1]
-            self.CError      = "white", "red"
-            self.CHilite     = "#000068", "#006868"
-            self.CHit        = "#000068", "#006868"
-            self.CKeyword    = "medium sea green", self.Default[1]
-            self.CNormal     = "yellow", self.Default[1]
-            self.CStdErr     = "firebrick3", self.Default[1]
-            self.CStdIn      = self.Default
-            self.CStdOut     = self.Default
-            self.CString     = "DarkOrange1", self.Default[1]
-            self.CSync       = self.Default
-            self.CTodo       = "aquamarine4", self.Default[1]
-        else:
-            #Define Screen Colors...
-            # format: x = (fg, bg)
-            self.CBreak      = "white", None
-            self.CComment    = "white", None
-            self.CConsole    = "yellow", None
-            self.CCursor     = None, "yellow"
-            self.CDefinition = "wheat1", None
-            self.CError      = "white", "red"
-            self.CHilite     = "#000068", "#006868"
-            self.CHit        = "#000068", None
-            self.CKeyword    = "medium sea green", None
-            self.CNormal     = "yellow", None
-            self.CStdErr     = "firebrick3", None
-            self.CStdIn      = "yellow", None
-            self.CStdOut     = "yellow", None
-            self.CString     = "DarkOrange1", None
-            self.CSync       = "yellow", None
-            self.CTodo       = "aquamarine4", None
+    CSync       = None, None            # None, "#ffff00"
+    CTodo       = None, None            # None, "#cccccc"
+    CBreak      = "#ff7777", None
+    CHit        = "#ffffff", "#000000"
+    CStdIn      = None, None            # None, "yellow"
+    CStdOut     = "blue", None
+    CStdErr     = "#007700", None
+    CConsole    = "#770000", None
+    CError      = None, "#ff7777"
+    CCursor     = None, "black"