diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
index 5f6a8f0e287..6246ea0e62c 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@
             categoryId="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.presentation"
             isEditable="true"
             label="%CSearch.color.match_highlight"
-            value="206, 204, 247">
+            defaultsTo="org.eclipse.search.ui.match.highlight">
       </colorDefinition>
       <colorDefinition
             id="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.ColoredLabels.writeaccess_highlight"