diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/default.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/default.xml
index fb42af20..21da8638 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/default.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/default.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <style-text style="bold" fill="#101010" id="major-road" k="name" priority="1" size="16"
         stroke="#eeeeee" stroke-width="2.0" />
 
-    <style-text style="bold" fill="#ffffff" id="ref" k="ref" priority="2" size="12" stroke="#215e8f"
+    <style-text style="bold" fill="#606060" id="ref" k="ref" priority="2" size="12" stroke="#ffffff"
         stroke-width="2.0" />
     <style-text caption="true" id="ref-caption" use="ref" />
 
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/mapzen.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/mapzen.xml
index baa1f436..7fc003cf 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/mapzen.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/mapzen.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <style-text style="bold" fill="#101010" id="major-road" k="name" priority="1" size="16"
         stroke="#eeeeee" stroke-width="2.0" />
 
-    <style-text style="bold" fill="#ffffff" id="ref" k="ref" priority="2" size="12" stroke="#215e8f"
+    <style-text style="bold" fill="#606060" id="ref" k="ref" priority="2" size="12" stroke="#ffffff"
         stroke-width="2.0" />
     <style-text caption="true" id="ref-caption" use="ref" />
 
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/newtron.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/newtron.xml
index 0558a884..c434cf81 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/newtron.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/newtron.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <style-text style="bold" fill="#de3935" id="major-road" k="name" priority="1" size="19"
         stroke="#f2df6d" stroke-width="2.5" />
 
-    <style-text style="bold" fill="#ffffff" id="ref" k="ref" priority="2" size="12" stroke="#215e8f"
+    <style-text style="bold" fill="#606060" id="ref" k="ref" priority="2" size="12" stroke="#ffffff"
         stroke-width="2.0" />
     <style-text caption="true" id="ref-caption" use="ref" />
 
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/openmaptiles.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/openmaptiles.xml
index 2d367772..7ab7ecf4 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/openmaptiles.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/openmaptiles.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <style-text style="bold" fill="#101010" id="major-road" k="name" priority="1" size="16"
         stroke="#eeeeee" stroke-width="2.0" />
 
-    <style-text style="bold" fill="#ffffff" id="ref" k="ref" priority="2" size="12" stroke="#215e8f"
+    <style-text style="bold" fill="#606060" id="ref" k="ref" priority="2" size="12" stroke="#ffffff"
         stroke-width="2.0" />
     <style-text caption="true" id="ref-caption" use="ref" />
 
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmagray.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmagray.xml
index f2625615..91a59740 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmagray.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmagray.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <style-text style="bold" id="highway-track" k="name" size="16" stroke="#f3f3f3"
         stroke-width="2.0" />
 
-    <style-text style="bold" fill="#ffffff" id="ref" k="ref" priority="2" size="12" stroke="#606060"
+    <style-text style="bold" fill="#606060" id="ref" k="ref" priority="2" size="12" stroke="#ffffff"
         stroke-width="2.0" />
     <style-text caption="true" id="ref-caption" use="ref" />
 
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmarender.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmarender.xml
index 912c8199..322dbc00 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmarender.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/osmarender.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <style-text style="bold" id="highway-track" k="name" size="16" stroke="#fff2de"
         stroke-width="2.0" />
 
-    <style-text style="bold" fill="#ffffff" id="ref" k="ref" priority="2" size="12" stroke="#215e8f"
+    <style-text style="bold" fill="#606060" id="ref" k="ref" priority="2" size="12" stroke="#ffffff"
         stroke-width="2.0" />
     <style-text caption="true" id="ref-caption" use="ref" />
 
diff --git a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/tronrender.xml b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/tronrender.xml
index ff76fb8b..fd164f2b 100644
--- a/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/tronrender.xml
+++ b/vtm-themes/resources/assets/vtm/tronrender.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <style-text style="bold" fill="#ffef7d" id="major-road" k="name" priority="1" size="19"
         stroke="#624f00" stroke-width="2.5" />
 
-    <style-text style="bold" fill="#ffffff" id="ref" k="ref" priority="2" size="12" stroke="#215e8f"
+    <style-text style="bold" fill="#606060" id="ref" k="ref" priority="2" size="12" stroke="#ffffff"
         stroke-width="2.0" />
     <style-text caption="true" id="ref-caption" use="ref" />