diff --git a/benchmark/over_time.py b/benchmark/over_time.py
index c65c7b941..0ea641d64 100644
--- a/benchmark/over_time.py
+++ b/benchmark/over_time.py
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ def plot_over_time(yaml_file):
             textcoords="offset points",
         )
 
-    ax.set_xlabel("Model release date", fontsize=18)
-    ax.set_ylabel("Aider code editing benchmark,\npercent completed correctly", fontsize=18)
+    ax.set_xlabel("Model release date", fontsize=18, color="#555")
+    ax.set_ylabel("Aider code editing benchmark,\npercent completed correctly", fontsize=18, color="#555")
     ax.set_title("LLM code editing skill by model release date", fontsize=20)
     ax.set_ylim(0, 30)
     plt.xticks(fontsize=14)
diff --git a/benchmark/swe_bench_lite.py b/benchmark/swe_bench_lite.py
index eac2bbc46..c3f11006a 100644
--- a/benchmark/swe_bench_lite.py
+++ b/benchmark/swe_bench_lite.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def plot_swe_bench_lite(data_file):
         )
 
     # ax.set_xlabel("Models", fontsize=18)
-    ax.set_ylabel("Pass rate (%)", fontsize=18)
+    ax.set_ylabel("Pass rate (%)", fontsize=18, color="#555")
     ax.set_title("SWE Bench Lite", fontsize=20)
     ax.set_ylim(0, 30)
     plt.xticks(rotation=45, ha="right", fontsize=16)
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ def plot_swe_bench_lite(data_file):
     plt.savefig("swe_bench_lite.jpg")
     plt.savefig("swe_bench_lite.svg")
     imgcat(fig)
+    ax.xaxis.label.set_color("#555")
 
 
 # Example usage