diff --git a/stand/efi/libefi/efi_console.c b/stand/efi/libefi/efi_console.c
index de4c26b2fd72..7166b7a3cfbe 100644
--- a/stand/efi/libefi/efi_console.c
+++ b/stand/efi/libefi/efi_console.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ color_name_to_teken(const char *name, int *val)
 		return (true);
 	}
 	if (strcasecmp(name, "yellow") == 0 || strcasecmp(name, "brown") == 0) {
-		*val = TC_BROWN | light;
+		*val = TC_YELLOW | light;
 		return (true);
 	}
 	if (strcasecmp(name, "blue") == 0) {
diff --git a/stand/i386/libi386/vidconsole.c b/stand/i386/libi386/vidconsole.c
index 4f1f22234dc3..1ec6b4f5393a 100644
--- a/stand/i386/libi386/vidconsole.c
+++ b/stand/i386/libi386/vidconsole.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ color_name_to_teken(const char *name, int *val)
 		return (true);
 	}
 	if (strcasecmp(name, "yellow") == 0 || strcasecmp(name, "brown") == 0) {
-		*val = TC_BROWN | light;
+		*val = TC_YELLOW | light;
 		return (true);
 	}
 	if (strcasecmp(name, "blue") == 0) {
diff --git a/sys/dev/syscons/scterm-teken.c b/sys/dev/syscons/scterm-teken.c
index b575b4ec3119..ed287a74b8f9 100644
--- a/sys/dev/syscons/scterm-teken.c
+++ b/sys/dev/syscons/scterm-teken.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ scteken_nop(void)
 
 static const teken_color_t sc_to_te_color[] = {
 	TC_BLACK,     TC_BLUE,         TC_GREEN,     TC_CYAN,
-	TC_RED,       TC_MAGENTA,      TC_BROWN,     TC_WHITE,
+	TC_RED,       TC_MAGENTA,      TC_YELLOW,    TC_WHITE,
 };
 
 static const unsigned char te_to_sc_color[] = {
diff --git a/sys/sys/terminal.h b/sys/sys/terminal.h
index a77c985e85ca..7a6ee7530294 100644
--- a/sys/sys/terminal.h
+++ b/sys/sys/terminal.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ typedef teken_color_t term_color_t;
 #define	FG_CYAN			TCOLOR_FG(TC_CYAN)
 #define	FG_RED			TCOLOR_FG(TC_RED)
 #define	FG_MAGENTA		TCOLOR_FG(TC_MAGENTA)
-#define	FG_BROWN		TCOLOR_FG(TC_BROWN)
+#define	FG_BROWN		TCOLOR_FG(TC_YELLOW)
 #define	FG_LIGHTGREY		TCOLOR_FG(TC_WHITE)
 #define	FG_DARKGREY		(TFORMAT(TF_BOLD) | TCOLOR_FG(TC_BLACK))
 #define	FG_LIGHTBLUE		(TFORMAT(TF_BOLD) | TCOLOR_FG(TC_BLUE))
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ typedef teken_color_t term_color_t;
 #define	FG_LIGHTCYAN		(TFORMAT(TF_BOLD) | TCOLOR_FG(TC_CYAN))
 #define	FG_LIGHTRED		(TFORMAT(TF_BOLD) | TCOLOR_FG(TC_RED))
 #define	FG_LIGHTMAGENTA		(TFORMAT(TF_BOLD) | TCOLOR_FG(TC_MAGENTA))
-#define	FG_YELLOW		(TFORMAT(TF_BOLD) | TCOLOR_FG(TC_BROWN))
+#define	FG_YELLOW		(TFORMAT(TF_BOLD) | TCOLOR_FG(TC_YELLOW))
 #define	FG_WHITE		(TFORMAT(TF_BOLD) | TCOLOR_FG(TC_WHITE))
 #define	FG_BLINK		TFORMAT(TF_BLINK)
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ typedef teken_color_t term_color_t;
 #define	BG_CYAN			TCOLOR_BG(TC_CYAN)
 #define	BG_RED			TCOLOR_BG(TC_RED)
 #define	BG_MAGENTA		TCOLOR_BG(TC_MAGENTA)
-#define	BG_BROWN		TCOLOR_BG(TC_BROWN)
+#define	BG_BROWN		TCOLOR_BG(TC_YELLOW)
 #define	BG_LIGHTGREY		TCOLOR_BG(TC_WHITE)
 #define	BG_DARKGREY		(TFORMAT(TF_BOLD) | TCOLOR_BG(TC_BLACK))
 #define	BG_LIGHTBLUE		(TFORMAT(TF_BOLD) | TCOLOR_BG(TC_BLUE))
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ typedef teken_color_t term_color_t;
 #define	BG_LIGHTCYAN		(TFORMAT(TF_BOLD) | TCOLOR_BG(TC_CYAN))
 #define	BG_LIGHTRED		(TFORMAT(TF_BOLD) | TCOLOR_BG(TC_RED))
 #define	BG_LIGHTMAGENTA		(TFORMAT(TF_BOLD) | TCOLOR_BG(TC_MAGENTA))
-#define	BG_YELLOW		(TFORMAT(TF_BOLD) | TCOLOR_BG(TC_BROWN))
+#define	BG_YELLOW		(TFORMAT(TF_BOLD) | TCOLOR_BG(TC_YELLOW))
 #define	BG_WHITE		(TFORMAT(TF_BOLD) | TCOLOR_BG(TC_WHITE))
 
 #ifndef TERMINAL_NORM_ATTR
diff --git a/sys/teken/teken.c b/sys/teken/teken.c
index cdd9ab4c8419..590e992fb238 100644
--- a/sys/teken/teken.c
+++ b/sys/teken/teken.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ teken_state_numbers(teken_t *t, teken_char_t c)
 
 #define	k	TC_BLACK
 #define	b	TC_BLUE
-#define	y	TC_BROWN
+#define	y	TC_YELLOW
 #define	c	TC_CYAN
 #define	g	TC_GREEN
 #define	m	TC_MAGENTA
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ teken_state_numbers(teken_t *t, teken_char_t c)
 #define	w	TC_WHITE
 #define	K	(TC_BLACK | TC_LIGHT)
 #define	B	(TC_BLUE | TC_LIGHT)
-#define	Y	(TC_BROWN | TC_LIGHT)
+#define	Y	(TC_YELLOW | TC_LIGHT)
 #define	C	(TC_CYAN | TC_LIGHT)
 #define	G	(TC_GREEN | TC_LIGHT)
 #define	M	(TC_MAGENTA | TC_LIGHT)
diff --git a/sys/teken/teken.h b/sys/teken/teken.h
index 994298b0dbc6..7545db9b9cdf 100644
--- a/sys/teken/teken.h
+++ b/sys/teken/teken.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ typedef unsigned char teken_color_t;
 #define	TC_BLACK	0
 #define	TC_RED		1
 #define	TC_GREEN	2
-#define	TC_BROWN	3
+#define	TC_YELLOW	3
 #define	TC_BLUE		4
 #define	TC_MAGENTA	5
 #define	TC_CYAN		6
diff --git a/sys/teken/teken_subr_compat.h b/sys/teken/teken_subr_compat.h
index 4cf4f5e98c7b..c71fcea6ce9f 100644
--- a/sys/teken/teken_subr_compat.h
+++ b/sys/teken/teken_subr_compat.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ teken_subr_cons25_set_local_cursor_type(const teken_t *t, unsigned int type)
 }
 
 static const teken_color_t cons25_colors[8] = { TC_BLACK, TC_BLUE,
-    TC_GREEN, TC_CYAN, TC_RED, TC_MAGENTA, TC_BROWN, TC_WHITE };
+    TC_GREEN, TC_CYAN, TC_RED, TC_MAGENTA, TC_YELLOW, TC_WHITE };
 
 static void
 teken_subr_cons25_set_default_background(teken_t *t, unsigned int c)