diff --git a/lua/base16.lua b/lua/base16.lua
index 0a9fd66..9a789fb 100644
--- a/lua/base16.lua
+++ b/lua/base16.lua
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ local function apply_base16_theme(theme)
    highlight("Keyword", theme.base0E, nil, nil, nil)
    highlight("Label", theme.base0A, nil, nil, nil)
    highlight("Number", theme.base09, nil, nil, nil)
-   highlight("Operator", theme.base0E, nil, "none", nil)
+   highlight("Operator", theme.base05, nil, "none", nil)
    highlight("PreProc", theme.base0A, nil, nil, nil)
    highlight("Repeat", theme.base0A, nil, nil, nil)
    highlight("Special", theme.base0C, nil, nil, nil)