diff --git a/src/plugins/qtscripteditor/qtscripteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/qtscripteditor/qtscripteditor.cpp
index 701f6005291e544900d8c3d4e84b032418d93d9c..16244140235b81ce336357f01bb943d1c5370f28 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtscripteditor/qtscripteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtscripteditor/qtscripteditor.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::updateDocumentNow()
     errorFormat.setUnderlineStyle(QTextCharFormat::WaveUnderline);
 
     QTextCharFormat warningFormat;
-    warningFormat.setUnderlineColor(Qt::yellow);
+    warningFormat.setUnderlineColor(Qt::darkYellow);
     warningFormat.setUnderlineStyle(QTextCharFormat::WaveUnderline);
 
     QTextEdit::ExtraSelection sel;