diff --git a/.github/labels.yml b/.github/labels.yml
index ff5dcde8..f0ea8dfd 100644
--- a/.github/labels.yml
+++ b/.github/labels.yml
@@ -1,55 +1,55 @@
-- name: "bug"
-  color: "d73a4a"
+- name: ":bug: bug"
+  color: "F9D0C4"
   description: "Something isn't working"
 
-- name: "documentation"
-  color: "0075ca"
+- name: ":notebook: documentation"
+  color: "F0F0F0"
   description: "Improvements or additions to documentation"
 
-- name: "good first issue"
+- name: ":beginner: good first issue"
   description: "Good for newcomers"
-  color: "7057ff"
+  color: "F0F0F0"
 
-- name: "question"
+- name: ":question: question"
   description: "Further information is requested"
-  color: "d876e3"
+  color: "F0F0F0"
 
-- name: "priority::high"
-  description: "priorityg high"
-  color: "d93f0b"
+- name: ":rocket: priority::high"
+  description: "priority high"
+  color: "F9D0C4"
 
-- name: "priority::low"
+- name: ":car: priority::low"
   description: "priority low"
-  color: "9dcce0"
+  color: "C2E0C6"
 
-- name: "priority::medium"
+- name: ":airplane: priority::medium"
   description: "priority medium"
-  color: "fbca04"
+  color: "FEF2C0"
 
-- name: "major update"
-  color: "B60205"
+- name: ":whale: major update"
+  color: "F9D0C4"
   description: "Major update"
 
-- name: "minor update"
-  color: "EFFA85"
+- name: ":dolphin: minor update"
+  color: "FEF2C0"
   description: "Minor update"
 
-- name: "patch"
-  color: "08C036"
-  description: "Patch"
+- name: ":fish: patch"
+  color: "C2E0C6"
+  description: "Patch Update"
 
-- name: "tools"
-  description: ""
-  color: "510f70"
+- name: ":wrench: tools"
+  description: "Tools"
+  color: "F0F0F0"
 
-- name: "C2A"
-  description: ""
-  color: "2a9637"
+- name: ":artificial_satellite: C2A"
+  description: "Command Centric Architecture"
+  color: "F0F0F0"
 
-- name: "S2E"
-  description: ""
-  color: "eef789"
+- name: ":ringed_planet: S2E"
+  description: "Spacecraft Simulation Environment"
+  color: "F0F0F0"
 
-- name: "WINGS"
-  description: ""
-  color: "1503bb"
+- name: ":satellite: WINGS"
+  description: "Web-based INterface Ground-station Software"
+  color: "F0F0F0"