diff --git a/samegame.c b/samegame.c
index 4b68b11..5638c07 100644
--- a/samegame.c
+++ b/samegame.c
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ static float *game_colours(frontend *fe, int *ncolours)
 {
     float *ret = snewn(3 * NCOLOURS, float);
 
-    frontend_default_colour(fe, &ret[COL_BACKGROUND * 3]);
+    game_mkhighlight(fe, ret, COL_BACKGROUND, COL_HIGHLIGHT, COL_LOWLIGHT);
 
     ret[COL_1 * 3 + 0] = 0.0F;
     ret[COL_1 * 3 + 1] = 0.0F;
@@ -1435,14 +1435,6 @@ static float *game_colours(frontend *fe, int *ncolours)
     ret[COL_SEL * 3 + 1] = 1.0F;
     ret[COL_SEL * 3 + 2] = 1.0F;
 
-    ret[COL_HIGHLIGHT * 3 + 0] = 1.0F;
-    ret[COL_HIGHLIGHT * 3 + 1] = 1.0F;
-    ret[COL_HIGHLIGHT * 3 + 2] = 1.0F;
-
-    ret[COL_LOWLIGHT * 3 + 0] = ret[COL_BACKGROUND * 3 + 0] * 2.0F / 3.0F;
-    ret[COL_LOWLIGHT * 3 + 1] = ret[COL_BACKGROUND * 3 + 1] * 2.0F / 3.0F;
-    ret[COL_LOWLIGHT * 3 + 2] = ret[COL_BACKGROUND * 3 + 2] * 2.0F / 3.0F;
-
     *ncolours = NCOLOURS;
     return ret;
 }