diff --git a/i3status-anyevent b/i3status-anyevent
index b8877bf..4f12a27 100644
--- a/i3status-anyevent
+++ b/i3status-anyevent
@@ -161,17 +161,17 @@ sub add_events () {
 			if ($CONF->{capslock}->{enabled}) {
 				if ($caps_state) {
 					push @{$OUTPUT}, {
-						background => $CONF->{capslock}->{background},
-						color => $CONF->{capslock}->{color},
+						background => $CONF->{capslock}->{color},
+						color => $CONF->{capslock}->{background},
 						border => $CONF->{capslock}->{background},
 						full_text => 'caps',
 						markup => 'pango'
 					};
 				} else {
 					push @{$OUTPUT}, {
-						color => $CONF->{capslock}->{background},
-						background => $CONF->{capslock}->{color},
-						border => $CONF->{capslock}->{color},
+						color => $CONF->{capslock}->{color},
+						background => $CONF->{capslock}->{background},
+						border => $CONF->{capslock}->{background},
 						full_text => 'caps',
 						markup => 'pango'
 					};
diff --git a/i3status-anyevent.json b/i3status-anyevent.json
index 198789e..cd36010 100644
--- a/i3status-anyevent.json
+++ b/i3status-anyevent.json
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 # Caps Lock status
 "capslock": {
 	"enabled" : 1,
-	"background" : "#3e78fd",
-	"color" : "#edeceb"
+	"background" : "#edeceb",
+	"color" : "#3e78fd"
 },
 
 # OpenVPN status. Note that directive status in openvpn.conf should point to