diff --git a/aider/args.py b/aider/args.py
index 9e816f0ce..27d4f6c6e 100644
--- a/aider/args.py
+++ b/aider/args.py
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ def get_parser(default_config_files, git_root):
         help="Set the color for user input (default: #00cc00)",
     )
     group.add_argument(
-        "--user-submitted-input-color",
+        "--user-input-submitted-color",
         default=None,
         help="Set the color for user submitted input (default: #00cc00)",
     )
diff --git a/aider/io.py b/aider/io.py
index 00df9ff3f..3a54c4766 100644
--- a/aider/io.py
+++ b/aider/io.py
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class InputOutput:
         input=None,
         output=None,
         user_input_color="blue",
-        user_submitted_input_color=None,
+        user_input_submitted_color=None,
         tool_output_color=None,
         tool_error_color="red",
         tool_warning_color="#FFA500",
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ class InputOutput:
             pretty = False
 
         self.user_input_color = ensure_hash_prefix(user_input_color) if pretty else None
-        self.user_submitted_input_color = (
-            ensure_hash_prefix(user_submitted_input_color) if pretty else None
+        self.user_input_submitted_color = (
+            ensure_hash_prefix(user_input_submitted_color) if pretty else None
         )
         self.tool_output_color = ensure_hash_prefix(tool_output_color) if pretty else None
         self.tool_error_color = ensure_hash_prefix(tool_error_color) if pretty else None
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ class InputOutput:
         """Validate configured color strings and reset invalid ones."""
         color_attributes = [
             "user_input_color",
-            "user_submitted_input_color",
+            "user_input_submitted_color",
             "tool_output_color",
             "tool_error_color",
             "tool_warning_color",
@@ -759,8 +759,8 @@ class InputOutput:
             log_file.write(content + "\n")
 
     def display_user_input(self, inp):
-        if self.pretty and self.user_submitted_input_color:
-            style = dict(style=self.user_submitted_input_color)
+        if self.pretty and self.user_input_submitted_color:
+            style = dict(style=self.user_input_submitted_color)
         else:
             style = dict()
 
diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index 8a666d37a..6dc70522f 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ def main(argv=None, input=None, output=None, force_git_root=None, return_coder=F
             input=input,
             output=output,
             user_input_color=args.user_input_color,
-            user_submitted_input_color=args.user_submitted_input_color,
+            user_input_submitted_color=args.user_input_submitted_color,
             tool_output_color=args.tool_output_color,
             tool_warning_color=args.tool_warning_color,
             tool_error_color=args.tool_error_color,
diff --git a/aider/website/assets/sample.aider.conf.yml b/aider/website/assets/sample.aider.conf.yml
index 737ca9e54..39264a6d8 100644
--- a/aider/website/assets/sample.aider.conf.yml
+++ b/aider/website/assets/sample.aider.conf.yml
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@
 ## Set the color for user input (default: #00cc00)
 #user-input-color: "#00cc00"
 
-## Set the color for user submitted input (default: None)
-#user-submitted-input-color: "#00cc00"
+## Set the color for user submitted input (default: #00cc00)
+#user-input-submitted-color: "#00cc00"
 
 ## Set the color for tool output (default: None)
 #tool-output-color: "xxx"
diff --git a/aider/website/docs/config/dotenv.md b/aider/website/docs/config/dotenv.md
index 0856f40d1..3eee3df8d 100644
--- a/aider/website/docs/config/dotenv.md
+++ b/aider/website/docs/config/dotenv.md
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ cog.outl("```")
 ## Set the color for user input (default: #00cc00)
 #AIDER_USER_INPUT_COLOR=#00cc00
 
-## Set the color for user submitted input (default: None)
-#AIDER_USER_SUBMITTED_INPUT_COLOR=
+## Set the color for user submitted input (default: #00cc00)
+#AIDER_USER_INPUT_SUBMITTED_COLOR=
 
 ## Set the color for tool output (default: None)
 #AIDER_TOOL_OUTPUT_COLOR=