diff --git a/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colors/baseColors.ts b/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colors/baseColors.ts
index 1d19b3adc1fc4..9a02e218db869 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colors/baseColors.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colors/baseColors.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export const textSeparatorForeground = registerColor('textSeparator.foreground',
 // ------ text preformat
 
 export const textPreformatForeground = registerColor('textPreformat.foreground',
-	{ light: '#A31515', dark: '#D7BA7D', hcDark: '#000000', hcLight: '#FFFFFF' },
+	{ light: '#A31515', dark: '#D7BA7D', hcDark: '#FFFFFF', hcLight: '#000000' },
 	nls.localize('textPreformatForeground', "Foreground color for preformatted text segments."));
 
 export const textPreformatBackground = registerColor('textPreformat.background',