diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index ae5bd5b..dc014ba 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ convenient to update if you symlink it in from somewhere else.
 the way it displays. These can be set on the mpv command line, but the
 recommended approach is by using the configuration file
 `~~/script-opts/torque-progressbar/main.conf`, where `~~` is either
-`~/.mpv` or `~/.config/mpv`, depending on your setup. The defaults are
-provided in `settings.moon`, and are reproduced in config-file-
-compatible syntax in [`torque-progressbar.conf`][conf-example].
+`~/.mpv` or `~/.config/mpv`, depending on your setup (on Windows, it's
+`%appdata%\mpv`). The defaults are provided in `settings.moon`, and are
+reproduced in config-file- compatible syntax in
+[`torque-progressbar.conf`][conf-example].
 
 #### Keybindings
 
diff --git a/src/settings.moon b/src/settings.moon
index 1c7b04c..984efc4 100644
--- a/src/settings.moon
+++ b/src/settings.moon
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ demuxer cache ranges that are prior to the current playback point will not be
 shown. This matches the previous behavior.
 ]]
 
-settings['bar-cache-height-inactive'] = 1.5
+settings['bar-cache-height-inactive'] = 3
 helpText['bar-cache-height-inactive'] = [[
 Sets the height of the cache bar display when the mouse is not in the active
 zone and there is no request-display active. Useful in combination with bar-
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ cache-position to control whether or not the cache bar is occluded by (or
 occludes) the progress bar.
 ]]
 
-settings['bar-cache-height-active'] = 4
+settings['bar-cache-height-active'] = 8
 helpText['bar-cache-height-active'] = [[
 Sets the height of the cache bar display when the mouse is in the active zone or
 request-display is active. Useful in combination with bar-cache- position to
@@ -139,14 +139,14 @@ A string of ASS override tags that get applied only to the progress layer of the
 bar.
 ]]
 
-settings['bar-cache-style'] = [[\c&H515151&]]
+settings['bar-cache-style'] = [[\c&HFDAFC8&]]
 helpText['bar-cache-style'] = [[
 A string of ASS override tags that get applied only to the cache layer of the
 bar, particularly the part of the cache bar that is behind the current playback
 position. The default sets only the color.
 ]]
 
-settings['bar-cache-background-style'] = [[]]
+settings['bar-cache-background-style'] = [[\c&H525252&]]
 helpText['bar-cache-background-style'] = [[
 A string of ASS override tags that get applied only to the cache layer of the
 bar, particularly the part of the cache bar that is after the current playback
diff --git a/torque-progressbar.conf b/torque-progressbar.conf
index 27bee0b..e694062 100644
--- a/torque-progressbar.conf
+++ b/torque-progressbar.conf
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ bar-cache-position=overlay
 # zone and there is no request-display active. Useful in combination with bar-
 # cache-position to control whether or not the cache bar is occluded by (or
 # occludes) the progress bar.
-bar-cache-height-inactive=1.5
+bar-cache-height-inactive=3
 
 # Sets the height of the cache bar display when the mouse is in the active zone or
 # request-display is active. Useful in combination with bar-cache- position to
 # control whether or not the cache bar is occluded by (or occludes) the progress
 # bar.
-bar-cache-height-active=4
+bar-cache-height-active=8
 
 # A string of ASS override tags that get applied to all three layers of the bar:
 # progress, cache, and background. You probably don't want to remove \bord0 unless
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ bar-foreground-style=
 # A string of ASS override tags that get applied only to the cache layer of the
 # bar, particularly the part of the cache bar that is behind the current playback
 # position. The default sets only the color.
-bar-cache-style=\c&H515151&
+bar-cache-style=\c&HFDAFC8&
 
 # A string of ASS override tags that get applied only to the cache layer of the
 # bar, particularly the part of the cache bar that is after the current playback
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ bar-cache-style=\c&H515151&
 # them. Leaving this blank will leave the style the same as specified by bar-
 # cache-style. The split does not account for a nonzero progress-bar-width and may
 # look odd when used in tandem with that setting.
-bar-cache-background-style=
+bar-cache-background-style=\c&H525252&
 
 # A string of ASS override tags that get applied only to the background layer of
 # the bar. The default sets only the color.