diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 9aac1d8..0203142 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 change helix theme:
-- make selection cursor visible against selection
-- copy gruvbox theme's colouring and modifiers
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+switch some of the colouring around to feel more appropriate
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diff --git a/home/home.nix b/home/home.nix
index 8b58602..a3b0255 100644
--- a/home/home.nix
+++ b/home/home.nix
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ in {
       nix-rice = {
 
         "attribute" = bright.cyan;
-        "keyword" = { fg = bright.red; };
+        "keyword" = { fg = normal.red; };
         "keyword.directive" = normal.red;
         "namespace" = bright.cyan;
         "punctuation" = bright.yellow;
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ in {
         "function" = { fg = normal.green; modifiers = ["bold"]; };
         "function.macro" = bright.cyan;
         "function.builtin" = normal.yellow;
-        "tag" = bright.red;
+        "tag" = normal.red;
         "comment" = { fg = normal.magenta; modifiers = ["italic"];  };
         "constant" = { fg = bright.magenta; };
         "constant.builtin" = { fg = bright.magenta; modifiers = ["bold"]; };