diff --git a/themectl/templates/element-custom.mustache b/themectl/templates/element-custom.mustache
index f6f3608..1ad18c3 100644
--- a/themectl/templates/element-custom.mustache
+++ b/themectl/templates/element-custom.mustache
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
                         "timeline-background-color": "#{{base00-hex}}",
                         "timeline-text-color": "#{{base05-hex}}",
                         "timeline-text-secondary-color": "#{{base05-hex}}",
-                        "timeline-highlights-color": "#{{base06-hex}}",
+                        "timeline-highlights-color": "#{{base03-hex}}",
                         "username-colors": ["#{{base03-hex}}", "#{{base08-hex}}", "#{{base0B-hex}}",
                         "#{{base0A-hex}}", "#{{base0D-hex}}", "#{{base0E-hex}}", "#{{base0C-hex}}",
                         "#{{base05-hex}}"],