diff --git a/color.table b/color.table
index 15d8a39..f4aa9a6 100644
--- a/color.table
+++ b/color.table
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
  medium           #928374   245 [ 8][  ]   146-131-116   127-112- 97   #7f7061
                             244 [  ][ 8]
 
- light0_hard      #ffffc8   230 [  ][h0]   255-255-200   255-255-188   #ffffbc
- light0           #fdf4c1   229 [  ][ 0]   253-244-193   252-243-180   #fcf3b4
- light0_soft      #f4e8ba   228 [  ][s0]   244-232-186   241-228-172   #f1e4ac
+ light0_hard      #f9f5d7   230 [  ][h0]   249-245-215   NB: needs updated val
+ light0           #fbf1c7   229 [  ][ 0]   251-241-199   NB: needs updated val
+ light0_soft      #f2e5bc   228 [  ][s0]   242-229-188   NB: needs updated val
  light1           #ebdbb2   223 [15][  ]   235-219-178   230-212-163   #e6d4a3
  light2           #d5c4a1   250 [  ][  ]   213-196-161   203-184-144   #cbb890
  light3           #bdae93   248 [  ][  ]   189-174-147   175-159-129   #af9f81
diff --git a/xresources/gruvbox-dark.xresources b/xresources/gruvbox-dark.xresources
index 6a55de6..5beeba2 100644
--- a/xresources/gruvbox-dark.xresources
+++ b/xresources/gruvbox-dark.xresources
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@
 ! Description: Retro groove colorscheme generalized
 ! Author: morhetz <morhetz@gmail.com>
 ! Source: https://github.com/morhetz/gruvbox-generalized
-! Last Modified: 11 Dec 2013
+! Last Modified: 6 Sep 2014
 ! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+! hard contrast: *background: #1d2021
 *background: #282828
+! soft contrast: *background: #32302f
 *foreground: #ebdbb2
 ! Black + DarkGrey
 *color0:  #282828
-*color8:  #7c6f64
+*color8:  #928374
 ! DarkRed + Red
 *color1:  #cc241d
 *color9:  #fb4934
@@ -30,5 +32,5 @@
 *color6:  #689d6a
 *color14: #8ec07c
 ! LightGrey + White
-*color7:  #bdae93
+*color7:  #a89984
 *color15: #ebdbb2
diff --git a/xresources/gruvbox-light.xresources b/xresources/gruvbox-light.xresources
index 2f28798..738848d 100644
--- a/xresources/gruvbox-light.xresources
+++ b/xresources/gruvbox-light.xresources
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@
 ! Description: Retro groove colorscheme generalized
 ! Author: morhetz <morhetz@gmail.com>
 ! Source: https://github.com/morhetz/gruvbox-generalized
-! Last Modified: 11 Dec 2013
+! Last Modified: 6 Sep 2014
 ! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-*background: #fdf4c1
+! hard contrast: *background: #f9f5d7
+*background: #fbf1c7
+! soft contrast: *background: #f2e5bc
 *foreground: #3c3836
 ! Black + DarkGrey
 *color0:  #fdf4c1
-*color8:  #a89984
+*color8:  #928374
 ! DarkRed + Red
 *color1:  #cc241d
 *color9:  #9d0006
@@ -30,5 +32,5 @@
 *color6:  #689d6a
 *color14: #427b58
 ! LightGrey + White
-*color7:  #665c54
+*color7:  #7c6f64
 *color15: #3c3836