1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 61024c8..69ec122 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -3179,7 +3179,7 @@ xdraws(char *s, Glyph base, int x, int y, int charlen, int bytelen) {
                  * change basic system colors [0-7]
                  * to bright system colors [8-15]
                  */
-                if(BETWEEN(base.fg, 0, 7))
+                if(BETWEEN(base.fg, 0, 7) && !(base.mode & ATTR_FAINT))
                         fg = &dc.col[base.fg + 8];
 
                 if(base.mode & ATTR_ITALIC) {
@@ -3223,6 +3223,14 @@ xdraws(char *s, Glyph base, int x, int y, int charlen, int bytelen) {
                 bg = temp;
         }
 
+        if(base.mode & ATTR_FAINT && !(base.mode & ATTR_BOLD)) {
+                colfg.red = fg->color.red / 2;
+                colfg.green = fg->color.green / 2;
+                colfg.blue = fg->color.blue / 2;
+                XftColorAllocValue(xw.dpy, xw.vis, xw.cmap, &colfg, &revfg);
+                fg = &revfg;
+        }
+
         if(base.mode & ATTR_BLINK && term.mode & MODE_BLINK)
                 fg = bg;