diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/MagicOutcomingTextMessageViewHolder.java b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/MagicOutcomingTextMessageViewHolder.java
index 0992fbcf3..950e796f7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/MagicOutcomingTextMessageViewHolder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/MagicOutcomingTextMessageViewHolder.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class MagicOutcomingTextMessageViewHolder extends MessageHolders.Outcomin
                     if (!individualHashMap.get("id").equals(currentUser.getUserId())) {
                         messageString = DisplayUtils.searchAndColor(messageText.getText().toString(),
                                 messageString, "@" + individualHashMap.get("name"), NextcloudTalkApplication
-                                        .getSharedApplication().getResources().getColor(R.color.nc_outcoming_text_mention_others));
+                                        .getSharedApplication().getResources().getColor(R.color.nc_outcoming_text_default));
                     }
 
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 08b261d82..2a17769a6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
     <color name="colorPrimaryDark">#006AA3</color>
     <color name="colorAccent">#007CC2</color>
     <color name="secondaryColorAccent">#7CC4E6</color>
-    <color name="nc_outcoming_text_default">#99DBFF</color>
-    <color name="nc_outcoming_text_mention_others">@color/white</color>
+    <color name="nc_outcoming_text_default">@color/white</color>
     <color name="nc_incoming_text_default">#37505D</color>
     <color name="nc_incoming_text_mention_you">#C98879</color>
     <color name="nc_incoming_text_mention_others">#37505D</color>