diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 173d344..26e630f 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -47,10 +47,11 @@ int bgUserOther = C_L_YELLOW;
 int bgHost = C_L_CYAN;
 int bgUser;
 
-int bgBranchClean = C_L_GRAY;
-int bgBranchNotClean = C_D_GRAY;
+int fgBranchClean = C_BLACK;
+int fgBranchNotClean = C_RED;
+
+int bgBranch = C_L_GRAY;
 
-int bgBranch;
 int bgEnd = C_CYAN;
 int bgFolder[] = { C_WHITE, C_CYAN };
 int numFolderColors = 2;
@@ -156,14 +157,13 @@ int main(void) {
 
 	
 	if (strlen(branch) > 0) {
-		if (changes == 0) {
-			bgBranch = bgBranchClean;
-		} else {
-			bgBranch = bgBranchNotClean;
-		}
 		bgcol(bgBranch);
 		wprintf(L" ");
+		if (changes != 0) {
+			fgcol(fgBranchNotClean);
+		}
 		printGlyph(BRANCH);
+		fgcol(C_BLACK);
 		wprintf(L"  ");
 		for (int i = 0; i < strlen(branch); i++) {
 			if (branch[i] == '\n') break;