diff -burN tcsh-6.20.00.orig/tw.color.c tcsh-6.20.00/tw.color.c
--- tcsh-6.20.00.orig/tw.color.c	2015-05-28 14:53:49.000000000 +0300
+++ tcsh-6.20.00/tw.color.c	2017-07-20 15:16:01.721731541 +0300
@@ -61,33 +61,33 @@
 } Variable;
 
 static Variable variables[] = {
-    VAR('/', "di", "01;34"),	/* Directory */
-    VAR('@', "ln", "01;36"),	/* Symbolic link */
+    VAR('/', "di", "01;36"),	/* Directory */
+    VAR('@', "ln", "target"),	/* Symbolic link */
     VAR('&', "or", ""),		/* Orphanned symbolic link (defaults to ln) */
     VAR('|', "pi", "33"),	/* Named pipe (FIFO) */
-    VAR('=', "so", "01;35"),	/* Socket */
+    VAR('=', "so", "01;30"),	/* Socket */
     VAR('>', "do", "01;35"),	/* Door (solaris fast ipc mechanism)  */
-    VAR('#', "bd", "01;33"),	/* Block device */
-    VAR('%', "cd", "01;33"),	/* Character device */
-    VAR('*', "ex", "01;32"),	/* Executable file */
+    VAR('#', "bd", "31"),	/* Block device */
+    VAR('%', "cd", "35"),	/* Character device */
+    VAR('*', "ex", "32"),	/* Executable file */
     VAR(NOS, "fi", "0"),	/* Regular file */
     VAR(NOS, "no", "0"),	/* Normal (non-filename) text */
     VAR(NOS, "mi", ""),		/* Missing file (defaults to fi) */
 #ifdef IS_ASCII
-    VAR(NOS, "lc", "\033["),	/* Left code (ASCII) */
+    VAR(NOS, "lc", "\x1B["),	/* Left code (ASCII) */
 #else
     VAR(NOS, "lc", "\x27["),	/* Left code (EBCDIC)*/
 #endif
     VAR(NOS, "rc", "m"),	/* Right code */
     VAR(NOS, "ec", ""),		/* End code (replaces lc+no+rc) */
-    VAR(NOS, "su", ""),		/* Setuid file (u+s) */
-    VAR(NOS, "sg", ""),		/* Setgid file (g+s) */
-    VAR(NOS, "tw", ""),		/* Sticky and other writable dir (+t,o+w) */
-    VAR(NOS, "ow", ""),		/* Other writable dir (o+w) but not sticky */
-    VAR(NOS, "st", ""),		/* Sticky dir (+t) but not other writable */
+    VAR(NOS, "su", "01;33;41"),	/* Setuid file (u+s) */
+    VAR(NOS, "sg", "01;31;43"),	/* Setgid file (g+s) */
+    VAR(NOS, "tw", "01;30;46"),	/* Sticky and other writable dir (+t,o+w) */
+    VAR(NOS, "ow", "01;36;41"),	/* Other writable dir (o+w) but not sticky */
+    VAR(NOS, "st", "36;44"),	/* Sticky dir (+t) but not other writable */
     VAR(NOS, "rs", "0"),	/* Reset to normal color */
-    VAR(NOS, "hl", "44;37"),    /* Reg file extra hard links, obsolete? */
-    VAR(NOS, "mh", "44;37"),    /* Reg file extra hard links */
+    VAR(NOS, "hl", ""),		/* Reg file extra hard links, obsolete? */
+    VAR(NOS, "mh", ""),		/* Reg file extra hard links */
     VAR(NOS, "ca", "30;41"),    /* File with capability */
 };
 
@@ -382,13 +382,11 @@
 			if ((Char)variables[i].variable[0] == (v[0] & CHAR) &&
 			    (Char)variables[i].variable[1] == (v[1] & CHAR))
 			    break;
-		    if (i < nvariables) {
 			v += 3;
+		    if (i < nvariables) {
 			getstring(&c, &v, &variables[i].color, ':');
-			continue;
 		    }
-		    else
-			stderror(ERR_BADCOLORVAR, v[0], v[1]);
+		    continue;
 		}
 		break;
 	    }