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@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ seatd daemon.
 When dwl is run with no arguments, it will launch the server and begin handling
 any shortcuts configured in `config.h`. There is no status bar or other
 decoration initially; these are instead clients that can be run within the
-Wayland session. Do note that the default background color is black. This can be
+Wayland session. Do note that the default background color is grey. This can be
 modified in `config.h`.
 
 If you would like to run a script or command automatically at startup, you can