diff --git a/src/libutil/ansicolor.hh b/src/libutil/ansicolor.hh
index d65bc58e8..38305e71c 100644
--- a/src/libutil/ansicolor.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/ansicolor.hh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace nix {
 #define ANSI_ITALIC "\e[3m"
 #define ANSI_RED "\e[31;1m"
 #define ANSI_GREEN "\e[32;1m"
-#define ANSI_WARNING "\e[33;1m"
+#define ANSI_WARNING "\e[35;1m"
 #define ANSI_BLUE "\e[34;1m"
 #define ANSI_MAGENTA "\e[35;1m"
 #define ANSI_CYAN "\e[36;1m"