diff --git a/src/stale.php b/src/stale.php
index bff6052..28c7e97 100755
--- a/src/stale.php
+++ b/src/stale.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require 'setup.php';
 
 //get the stale label or create if not exist
 if (!$staleLabel = $repo->getLabelByName('stale')) {
-    $staleLabel = $repo->createLabel(['name' => 'stale', 'color' => '#ffffff']);
+    $staleLabel = $repo->createLabel(['name' => 'stale', 'color' => '#fad8c7']);
 }
 
 //define the function to process each issue