diff --git a/doc/dsc/modules/MouseHighlighter.md b/doc/dsc/modules/MouseHighlighter.md
index 586f9354cb..196e816fbb 100644
--- a/doc/dsc/modules/MouseHighlighter.md
+++ b/doc/dsc/modules/MouseHighlighter.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Sets the color for left mouse button clicks.
 
 **Type:** string (hex color)  
 **Format:** `"#RRGGBB"`  
-**Default:** `"#FFFF00"` (yellow)
+**Default:** `"#BFFF00"` (green)
 
 ### RightButtonClickColor
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Sets the color for right mouse button clicks.
 
 **Type:** string (hex color)  
 **Format:** `"#RRGGBB"`  
-**Default:** `"#0000FF"` (blue)
+**Default:** `"#00BFFF"` (blue)
 
 ### HighlightOpacity
 
diff --git a/src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseHighlighter/MouseHighlighter.h b/src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseHighlighter/MouseHighlighter.h
index 89a6bd8747..2de96f85b7 100644
--- a/src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseHighlighter/MouseHighlighter.h
+++ b/src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseHighlighter/MouseHighlighter.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "pch.h"
 
-const winrt::Windows::UI::Color MOUSE_HIGHLIGHTER_DEFAULT_LEFT_BUTTON_COLOR = winrt::Windows::UI::ColorHelper::FromArgb(166, 255, 255, 0);
-const winrt::Windows::UI::Color MOUSE_HIGHLIGHTER_DEFAULT_RIGHT_BUTTON_COLOR = winrt::Windows::UI::ColorHelper::FromArgb(166, 0, 0, 255);
+const winrt::Windows::UI::Color MOUSE_HIGHLIGHTER_DEFAULT_LEFT_BUTTON_COLOR = winrt::Windows::UI::ColorHelper::FromArgb(166, 191, 255, 0);
+const winrt::Windows::UI::Color MOUSE_HIGHLIGHTER_DEFAULT_RIGHT_BUTTON_COLOR = winrt::Windows::UI::ColorHelper::FromArgb(166, 0, 191, 255);
 const winrt::Windows::UI::Color MOUSE_HIGHLIGHTER_DEFAULT_ALWAYS_COLOR = winrt::Windows::UI::ColorHelper::FromArgb(0, 255, 0, 0);
 constexpr int MOUSE_HIGHLIGHTER_DEFAULT_RADIUS = 30;
 constexpr int MOUSE_HIGHLIGHTER_DEFAULT_DELAY_MS = 400;
diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/MouseHighlighterProperties.cs b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/MouseHighlighterProperties.cs
index 02fd2f28a5..700d6d1996 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/MouseHighlighterProperties.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/MouseHighlighterProperties.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
 {
     public class MouseHighlighterProperties
     {
+        public const string DefaultLeftButtonClickColor = "#a6BFFF00";
+        public const string DefaultRightButtonClickColor = "#a600BFFF";
+
         [CmdConfigureIgnore]
         public HotkeySettings DefaultActivationShortcut => new HotkeySettings(true, false, false, true, 0x48);
 
@@ -65,8 +68,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library
         public MouseHighlighterProperties()
         {
             ActivationShortcut = DefaultActivationShortcut;
-            LeftButtonClickColor = new StringProperty("#a6FFFF00");
-            RightButtonClickColor = new StringProperty("#a60000FF");
+            LeftButtonClickColor = new StringProperty(DefaultLeftButtonClickColor);
+            RightButtonClickColor = new StringProperty(DefaultRightButtonClickColor);
             AlwaysColor = new StringProperty("#00FF0000");
             HighlightOpacity = new IntProperty(166); // for migration from <=1.1 to 1.2
             HighlightRadius = new IntProperty(30);
diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.UnitTests/ModelsTests/MouseHighlighterSettingsTests.cs b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.UnitTests/ModelsTests/MouseHighlighterSettingsTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59eadf9104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.UnitTests/ModelsTests/MouseHighlighterSettingsTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Library;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+
+namespace CommonLibTest
+{
+    [TestClass]
+    public class MouseHighlighterSettingsTests
+    {
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void Defaults_ShouldUseRecommendedClickColors()
+        {
+            var settings = new MouseHighlighterSettings();
+
+            Assert.AreEqual("#a6BFFF00", settings.Properties.LeftButtonClickColor.Value);
+            Assert.AreEqual("#a600BFFF", settings.Properties.RightButtonClickColor.Value);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/MouseUtilsViewModel.cs b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/MouseUtilsViewModel.cs
index db96ff65ae..417d736e34 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/MouseUtilsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI/ViewModels/MouseUtilsViewModel.cs
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels
 
             MouseHighlighterSettingsConfig = mouseHighlighterSettingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
             string leftClickColor = MouseHighlighterSettingsConfig.Properties.LeftButtonClickColor.Value;
-            _highlighterLeftButtonClickColor = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(leftClickColor) ? leftClickColor : "#a6FFFF00";
+            _highlighterLeftButtonClickColor = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(leftClickColor) ? leftClickColor : MouseHighlighterProperties.DefaultLeftButtonClickColor;
 
             string rightClickColor = MouseHighlighterSettingsConfig.Properties.RightButtonClickColor.Value;
-            _highlighterRightButtonClickColor = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(rightClickColor) ? rightClickColor : "#a60000FF";
+            _highlighterRightButtonClickColor = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(rightClickColor) ? rightClickColor : MouseHighlighterProperties.DefaultRightButtonClickColor;
 
             string alwaysColor = MouseHighlighterSettingsConfig.Properties.AlwaysColor.Value;
             _highlighterAlwaysColor = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(alwaysColor) ? alwaysColor : "#00FF0000";