diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/preferences/MakefileEditorPreferencePage.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/preferences/MakefileEditorPreferencePage.java
index 418bc055349..2afa91e3b5b 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/preferences/MakefileEditorPreferencePage.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/preferences/MakefileEditorPreferencePage.java
@@ -449,6 +449,10 @@ public class MakefileEditorPreferencePage extends AbstractMakefileEditorPreferen
 		PreferenceConverter.setDefault(prefs, ColorManager.MAKE_MACRO_DEF_COLOR, ColorManager.MAKE_MACRO_DEF_RGB);
 		PreferenceConverter.setDefault(prefs, ColorManager.MAKE_MACRO_REF_COLOR, ColorManager.MAKE_MACRO_REF_RGB);
 		PreferenceConverter.setDefault(prefs, ColorManager.MAKE_MATCHING_BRACKETS_COLOR, ColorManager.MAKE_MATCHING_BRACKETS_RGB);
+
+		prefs.setDefault(ColorManager.MAKE_KEYWORD_COLOR + MakefileEditorPreferenceConstants.EDITOR_BOLD_SUFFIX, true);
+		prefs.setDefault(ColorManager.MAKE_FUNCTION_COLOR + MakefileEditorPreferenceConstants.EDITOR_BOLD_SUFFIX, true);
+		prefs.setDefault(ColorManager.MAKE_MACRO_DEF_COLOR + MakefileEditorPreferenceConstants.EDITOR_BOLD_SUFFIX, true);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/preferences/MakefilePreferencesMessages.properties b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/preferences/MakefilePreferencesMessages.properties
index e3ccfc80fad..1db393ab6f5 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/preferences/MakefilePreferencesMessages.properties
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/preferences/MakefilePreferencesMessages.properties
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ MakefileEditorPreferencePage.makefile_editor_function=Function
 MakefileEditorPreferencePage.makefile_editor_keyword=Keyword
 MakefileEditorPreferencePage.makefile_editor_target=Target
 MakefileEditorPreferencePage.makefile_editor_matching_bracket=Matching brackets highlight
-MakefileEditorPreferencePage.makefile_editor_default=Default
+MakefileEditorPreferencePage.makefile_editor_default=Others
 
 MakefileSettingsPreferencePage.style=Style of Makefile
 MakefileSettingsPreferencePage.path.label=Makefile include directories
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/text/ColorManager.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/text/ColorManager.java
index 58eea75eda1..a36bc103780 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/text/ColorManager.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/text/ColorManager.java
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ public class ColorManager implements ISharedTextColors {
 	public static final String MAKE_DEFAULT_COLOR = "org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.editor.default"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	public static final String MAKE_MATCHING_BRACKETS_COLOR = "org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.editor.matching.brackets.color"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
-	public static final RGB MAKE_COMMENT_RGB = new RGB(128, 0, 0);
-	public static final RGB MAKE_KEYWORD_RGB = new RGB(128, 255, 0);
-	public static final RGB MAKE_FUNCTION_RGB = new RGB(128, 0, 128);
-	public static final RGB MAKE_MACRO_DEF_RGB = new RGB(0, 0, 128);
-	public static final RGB MAKE_MACRO_REF_RGB = new RGB(0, 128, 0);
+	public static final RGB MAKE_COMMENT_RGB = new RGB(63, 127, 95);
+	public static final RGB MAKE_KEYWORD_RGB = new RGB(127, 0, 85);
+	public static final RGB MAKE_FUNCTION_RGB = new RGB(208, 15, 63);
+	public static final RGB MAKE_MACRO_DEF_RGB = new RGB(78,118,214);
+	public static final RGB MAKE_MACRO_REF_RGB = new RGB(0, 0, 192);
 	public static final RGB MAKE_DEFAULT_RGB = new RGB(0, 0, 0);
-	public static final RGB MAKE_MATCHING_BRACKETS_RGB = new RGB(170,170,170);
+	public static final RGB MAKE_MATCHING_BRACKETS_RGB = new RGB(170, 170, 170);
 
 	private static ColorManager fgColorManager;