diff --git a/colors/gotham.vim b/colors/gotham.vim
index f8963c8..9da03af 100644
--- a/colors/gotham.vim
+++ b/colors/gotham.vim
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ call s:Col('VertSplit', 'blue', s:linenr_background)
 call s:Col('StatusLineNC', 'blue', 'base2')
 
 " Matching parenthesis.
-call s:Col('MatchParen', 'base1', 'orange')
+call s:Col('MatchParen', 'base6', 'orange')
 
 " Special keys, e.g. some of the chars in 'listchars'. See ':h listchars'.
 call s:Col('SpecialKey', 'base3')
diff --git a/colors/gotham256.vim b/colors/gotham256.vim
index 8fe9b56..f3c1622 100644
--- a/colors/gotham256.vim
+++ b/colors/gotham256.vim
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ call s:Col('VertSplit', 'base2', s:linenr_background)
 call s:Col('StatusLineNC', 'blue', 'base2')
 
 " Matching parenthesis.
-call s:Col('MatchParen', 'base1', 'orange')
+call s:Col('MatchParen', 'base6', 'orange')
 
 " Special keys, e.g. some of the chars in 'listchars'. See ':h listchars'.
 call s:Col('SpecialKey', 'base3')