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@@ -410,10 +410,10 @@ Color of the window foreground
 Name of Xft bar font
 .TP
 .B bar.background
-Color of the bar background. Defaults to window.foreground
+Color of the bar background. Defaults to window.background
 .TP
 .B bar.foreground
-Color of the bar foreground. Defaults to window.background
+Color of the bar foreground. Defaults to window.foreground
 .TP
 .B mark.foreground
 Color of the mark foreground. Defaults to window.foreground