diff --git a/styles/src/themes/common/base16.ts b/styles/src/themes/common/base16.ts
index 9f376a3b0b6af84db0516cb361c335a7536a8e0c..ded4384c02bc1b8eac3ff40a8d0b0cce9a550c35 100644
--- a/styles/src/themes/common/base16.ts
+++ b/styles/src/themes/common/base16.ts
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ export function createTheme(
     },
     highlight: {
       selection: player[1].selectionColor,
-      occurrence: withOpacity(rampColor(ramps.neutral, 2), blend),
-      activeOccurrence: withOpacity(rampColor(ramps.neutral, 2), blend * 2), // TODO: Not hooked up - https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/751
+      occurrence: withOpacity(rampColor(ramps.neutral, 3.5), blend),
+      activeOccurrence: withOpacity(rampColor(ramps.neutral, 3.5), blend * 2), // TODO: Not hooked up - https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/751
       matchingBracket: backgroundColor[500].active, // TODO: Not hooked up
       match: rampColor(ramps.violet, 0.15),
       activeMatch: withOpacity(rampColor(ramps.violet, 0.4), blend * 2), // TODO: Not hooked up - https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/751