diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 31b3ee2..faf0675 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,10 +94,9 @@ require('kanso').setup({
     overrides = function(colors) -- add/modify highlights
         return {}
     end,
-    theme = "ink",              -- Load "ink" theme  
     background = {               -- map the value of 'background' option to a theme
         dark = "ink",           -- try "zen" !
-        light = "ink"           -- try "pearl" or "mist" !
+        light = "pearl"           -- try "mist" !
     },
     foreground = "default",      -- "default" or "contrast" (can also be a table like background)
 })
diff --git a/lua/kanso/init.lua b/lua/kanso/init.lua
index a69264c..a63b247 100644
--- a/lua/kanso/init.lua
+++ b/lua/kanso/init.lua
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ M.config = {
         return {}
     end,
     ---@type { dark: string, light: string }
-    background = { dark = "ink", light = "ink" },
+    background = { dark = "ink", light = "pearl" },
     theme = "ink",
     ---@type { dark: "default"|"contrast", light: "default"|"contrast" }|"default"|"contrast"
     foreground = "default",