diff --git a/aider/website/assets/sample.aider.conf.yml b/aider/website/assets/sample.aider.conf.yml
index 39264a6d8..e4fbe9620 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: #00cc00)
-#user-input-submitted-color: "#00cc00"
+## Set the color for user submitted input (default: None)
+#user-input-submitted-color: "xxx"
 
 ## Set the color for tool output (default: None)
 #tool-output-color: "xxx"
diff --git a/aider/website/docs/config/options.md b/aider/website/docs/config/options.md
index b1a0648e9..164fedbee 100644
--- a/aider/website/docs/config/options.md
+++ b/aider/website/docs/config/options.md
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ Default: #00cc00
 Environment variable: `AIDER_USER_INPUT_COLOR`  
 
 ### `--user-input-submitted-color VALUE`
-Set the color for user submitted input (default: #00cc00)  
+Set the color for user submitted input (default: None)  
 Environment variable: `AIDER_USER_INPUT_SUBMITTED_COLOR`  
 
 ### `--tool-output-color VALUE`