diff -r 656f8e521f85 st.c
--- a/st.c	Thu Sep 02 02:03:53 2010 +0200
+++ b/st.c	Thu Sep 02 10:53:11 2010 +0200
@@ -1223,8 +1223,12 @@
 
 	if(base.mode & ATTR_REVERSE)
 		xfg = dc.col[base.bg], xbg = dc.col[base.fg];
-	else
-		xfg = dc.col[base.fg], xbg = dc.col[base.bg];
+	else {
+		if(base.mode & ATTR_BOLD && BETWEEN(base.fg, 0, 7))
+			xfg = dc.col[base.fg+8], xbg = dc.col[base.bg];
+		else
+			xfg = dc.col[base.fg], xbg = dc.col[base.bg];
+	}
 
 	XSetBackground(xw.dis, dc.gc, xbg);
 	XSetForeground(xw.dis, dc.gc, xfg);