diff --git a/evalharness/cli.py b/evalharness/cli.py
index 3458cf9..6c54150 100644
--- a/evalharness/cli.py
+++ b/evalharness/cli.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def _narration(msg: str) -> str:
             import re as _re2
 
             tail = _re2.sub(r'(?<![\w/%.])(\d+(?:/\d+)?(?:\s+[a-z-]+){0,4})(?=[\s,.]|$)',
-                            r'[bold yellow]\1[/bold yellow]', tail)
+                            r'[bold green]\1[/bold green]', tail)
         return head + tail
 
     # semantic PHRASES get color, not bare numbers: '164 samples from cache',
@@ -245,12 +245,12 @@ def _narration(msg: str) -> str:
     import re as _re0
 
     msg = _re0.sub(r'(?<![\w/%.])(\d+(?:/\d+)?(?:\s+[a-z-]+){0,4})(?=[\s,.]|$)',
-                  r'[bold yellow]\1[/bold yellow]', msg)
+                  r'[bold green]\1[/bold green]', msg)
     # highlight any trailing path after '->' or 'to' (only absolute paths)
     for sep in ('-> ', 'to '):
         head, _, tail = msg.rpartition(sep)
         if head and tail.startswith('/'):
-            return f'{icon}{head}{sep}[cyan]{tail}[/cyan]'
+            return f'{icon}{head}{sep}[blue]{tail}[/blue]'
     return f'{icon}{msg}'