diff --git a/butterfish/commands.go b/butterfish/commands.go
index d282400..7f0fcf2 100644
--- a/butterfish/commands.go
+++ b/butterfish/commands.go
@@ -613,12 +613,13 @@ func (this *ButterfishCtx) Prompt(cmd *promptCommand) (*util.CompletionResponse,
 
 	if !cmd.NoColor {
 		color := styleToEscape(this.Config.Styles.Answer.GetForeground())
+		highlight := styleToEscape(this.Config.Styles.Highlight.GetForeground())
 		this.Out.Write([]byte(color))
 
 		termWidth, _, _ := term.GetSize(int(os.Stdout.Fd()))
 
 		if termWidth > 0 {
-			writer = util.NewStyleCodeblocksWriter(this.Out, termWidth, color)
+			writer = util.NewStyleCodeblocksWriter(this.Out, termWidth, color, highlight)
 		}
 	} else if cmd.NoBackticks {
 		// this is an else because the code blocks writer will strip out backticks
diff --git a/butterfish/shell.go b/butterfish/shell.go
index 24a0723..e6c7354 100644
--- a/butterfish/shell.go
+++ b/butterfish/shell.go
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ var DarkShellColorScheme = &ShellColorScheme{
 	PromptGoalUnsafe: "\x1b[38;5;9m",
 	Command:          "\x1b[0m",
 	Autosuggest:      "\x1b[38;5;241m",
-	Answer:           "\x1b[38;5;178m",
+	Answer:           "\x1b[38;5;221m",
+	AnswerHighlight:  "\x1b[38;5;204m",
 	GoalMode:         "\x1b[38;5;51m",
 	Error:            "\x1b[38;5;196m",
 }
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ var LightShellColorScheme = &ShellColorScheme{
 	PromptGoalUnsafe: "\x1b[38;5;9m",
 	Command:          "\x1b[0m",
 	Autosuggest:      "\x1b[38;5;241m",
-	Answer:           "\x1b[38;5;178m",
+	Answer:           "\x1b[38;5;221m",
+	AnswerHighlight:  "\x1b[38;5;204m",
 	GoalMode:         "\x1b[38;5;18m",
 	Error:            "\x1b[38;5;196m",
 }
@@ -341,6 +343,7 @@ type ShellColorScheme struct {
 	Command          string
 	Autosuggest      string
 	Answer           string
+	AnswerHighlight  string
 	GoalMode         string
 }
 
@@ -587,7 +590,7 @@ func (this *ButterfishCtx) ShellMultiplexer(
 
 	carriageReturnWriter := util.NewReplaceWriter(parentOut, "\n", "\r\n")
 	styleCodeblocksWriter := util.NewStyleCodeblocksWriter(carriageReturnWriter,
-		termWidth, colorScheme.Answer)
+		termWidth, colorScheme.Answer, colorScheme.AnswerHighlight)
 
 	sigwinch := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(sigwinch, syscall.SIGWINCH)
diff --git a/util/util.go b/util/util.go
index 93d0d5f..7908584 100644
--- a/util/util.go
+++ b/util/util.go
@@ -261,7 +261,12 @@ type StyleCodeblocksWriter struct {
 	blockBuffer   *bytes.Buffer
 }
 
-func NewStyleCodeblocksWriter(writer io.Writer, terminalWidth int, normalColor string) *StyleCodeblocksWriter {
+func NewStyleCodeblocksWriter(
+	writer io.Writer,
+	terminalWidth int,
+	normalColor string,
+	highlightColor string,
+) *StyleCodeblocksWriter {
 	if terminalWidth == 0 {
 		panic("terminal width must be > 0")
 	}
@@ -270,7 +275,7 @@ func NewStyleCodeblocksWriter(writer io.Writer, terminalWidth int, normalColor s
 		Writer:        writer,
 		state:         STATE_NEWLINE,
 		normalColor:   normalColor,
-		inlineColor:   "\x1b[93m", // bright yellow
+		inlineColor:   highlightColor,
 		terminalWidth: terminalWidth,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/util/util_test.go b/util/util_test.go
index b03ce6f..529cc70 100644
--- a/util/util_test.go
+++ b/util/util_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestStyleCodeblocksWriter(t *testing.T) {
 	buffer := new(bytes.Buffer)
-	writer := NewStyleCodeblocksWriter(buffer, 80, "")
+	writer := NewStyleCodeblocksWriter(buffer, 80, "", "")
 
 	writer.Write([]byte("Hello\n"))
 	writer.Write([]byte("```javascript\n"))