diff --git a/src/demo/reel.c b/src/demo/reel.c
index f27971bbe..bd538adb3 100644
--- a/src/demo/reel.c
+++ b/src/demo/reel.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ ncreel_demo_core(struct notcurses* nc){
         break;
       case NCKEY_DEL: kill_active_tablet(pr, &tctxs); break;
       case NCKEY_RESIZE: notcurses_render(nc); break;
-      default: ncplane_printf_yx(std, 3, 2, "Unknown keycode (0x%lx)\n", (wint_t)rw); break;
+      default: ncplane_printf_yx(std, 3, 2, "Unknown keycode (0x%lx)\n", rw); break;
     }
     if(newtablet){
       newtablet->next = tctxs;
diff --git a/src/demo/zoo.c b/src/demo/zoo.c
index b189ca24f..8e01bbd4b 100644
--- a/src/demo/zoo.c
+++ b/src/demo/zoo.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ multiselector_demo(struct ncplane* n, int dimx, int y, pthread_mutex_t* lock){
     .descchannels = CHANNELS_RGB_INITIALIZER(0x80, 0xe0, 0x40, 0, 0, 0),
     .footchannels = CHANNELS_RGB_INITIALIZER(0xe0, 0, 0x40, 0x20, 0x20, 0),
     .titlechannels = CHANNELS_RGB_INITIALIZER(0x20, 0xff, 0xff, 0, 0, 0x20),
-    .bgchannels = CHANNELS_RGB_INITIALIZER(0, 0x20, 0, 0, 0x20, 0),
+    .bgchannels = CHANNELS_RGB_INITIALIZER(0, 0x40, 0, 0, 0x40, 0),
   };
   channels_set_fg_alpha(&mopts.bgchannels, CELL_ALPHA_BLEND);
   channels_set_bg_alpha(&mopts.bgchannels, CELL_ALPHA_BLEND);
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ selector_demo(struct ncplane* n, int dimx, int y, pthread_mutex_t* lock){
     .items = select_items,
     .defidx = 4,
     .maxdisplay = 3,
-    .boxchannels = CHANNELS_RGB_INITIALIZER(0x20, 0xe0, 0x40, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20),
+    .boxchannels = CHANNELS_RGB_INITIALIZER(0xe0, 0x20, 0x40, 0x20, 0x20, 0x20),
     .opchannels = CHANNELS_RGB_INITIALIZER(0xe0, 0x80, 0x40, 0, 0, 0),
     .descchannels = CHANNELS_RGB_INITIALIZER(0x80, 0xe0, 0x40, 0, 0, 0),
     .footchannels = CHANNELS_RGB_INITIALIZER(0xe0, 0, 0x40, 0x20, 0, 0),
     .titlechannels = CHANNELS_RGB_INITIALIZER(0xff, 0xff, 0x80, 0, 0, 0x20),
-    .bgchannels = CHANNELS_RGB_INITIALIZER(0, 0x20, 0, 0, 0x20, 0),
+    .bgchannels = CHANNELS_RGB_INITIALIZER(0, 0, 0x40, 0, 0, 0x40),
   };
   channels_set_fg_alpha(&sopts.bgchannels, CELL_ALPHA_BLEND);
   channels_set_bg_alpha(&sopts.bgchannels, CELL_ALPHA_BLEND);