diff --git a/CRT.c b/CRT.c
index 1469ff3d..06ce0451 100644
--- a/CRT.c
+++ b/CRT.c
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [LARGE_NUMBER] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Red,Black),
       [METER_TEXT] = ColorPair(Cyan,Black),
       [METER_VALUE] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Cyan,Black),
+      [METER_VALUE_NOTICE] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(White,Black),
+      [METER_VALUE_IOREAD] = ColorPair(Green,Black),
+      [METER_VALUE_IOWRITE] = ColorPair(Blue,Black),
       [LED_COLOR] = ColorPair(Green,Black),
       [TASKS_RUNNING] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Green,Black),
       [PROCESS] = A_NORMAL,
@@ -151,9 +154,6 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [ZFS_OTHER] = ColorPair(Magenta,Black),
       [ZFS_COMPRESSED] = ColorPair(Blue,Black),
       [ZFS_RATIO] = ColorPair(Magenta,Black),
-      [DISKIO_UTIL_HIGH] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(White,Black),
-      [DISKIO_READ] = ColorPair(Green,Black),
-      [DISKIO_WRITE] = ColorPair(Blue,Black),
    },
    [COLORSCHEME_MONOCHROME] = {
       [RESET_COLOR] = A_NORMAL,
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [LARGE_NUMBER] = A_BOLD,
       [METER_TEXT] = A_NORMAL,
       [METER_VALUE] = A_BOLD,
+      [METER_VALUE_NOTICE] = A_BOLD,
+      [METER_VALUE_IOREAD] = A_NORMAL,
+      [METER_VALUE_IOWRITE] = A_NORMAL,
       [LED_COLOR] = A_NORMAL,
       [TASKS_RUNNING] = A_BOLD,
       [PROCESS] = A_NORMAL,
@@ -227,9 +230,6 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [ZFS_OTHER] = A_DIM,
       [ZFS_COMPRESSED] = A_BOLD,
       [ZFS_RATIO] = A_BOLD,
-      [DISKIO_UTIL_HIGH] = A_BOLD,
-      [DISKIO_READ] = A_NORMAL,
-      [DISKIO_WRITE] = A_NORMAL,
    },
    [COLORSCHEME_BLACKONWHITE] = {
       [RESET_COLOR] = ColorPair(Black,White),
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [LARGE_NUMBER] = ColorPair(Red,White),
       [METER_TEXT] = ColorPair(Blue,White),
       [METER_VALUE] = ColorPair(Black,White),
+      [METER_VALUE_NOTICE] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Yellow,White),
+      [METER_VALUE_IOREAD] = ColorPair(Green,White),
+      [METER_VALUE_IOWRITE] = ColorPair(Yellow,White),
       [LED_COLOR] = ColorPair(Green,White),
       [TASKS_RUNNING] = ColorPair(Green,White),
       [PROCESS] = ColorPair(Black,White),
@@ -303,9 +306,6 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [ZFS_OTHER] = ColorPair(Magenta,White),
       [ZFS_COMPRESSED] = ColorPair(Cyan,White),
       [ZFS_RATIO] = ColorPair(Magenta,White),
-      [DISKIO_UTIL_HIGH] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Yellow,White),
-      [DISKIO_READ] = ColorPair(Green,White),
-      [DISKIO_WRITE] = ColorPair(Blue,White),
    },
    [COLORSCHEME_LIGHTTERMINAL] = {
       [RESET_COLOR] = ColorPair(Blue,Black),
@@ -324,6 +324,9 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [LARGE_NUMBER] = ColorPair(Red,Black),
       [METER_TEXT] = ColorPair(Blue,Black),
       [METER_VALUE] = ColorPair(Blue,Black),
+      [METER_VALUE_NOTICE] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Yellow,Black),
+      [METER_VALUE_IOREAD] = ColorPair(Green,Black),
+      [METER_VALUE_IOWRITE] = ColorPair(Yellow,Black),
       [LED_COLOR] = ColorPair(Green,Black),
       [TASKS_RUNNING] = ColorPair(Green,Black),
       [PROCESS] = ColorPair(Blue,Black),
@@ -379,9 +382,6 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [ZFS_OTHER] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Magenta,Black),
       [ZFS_COMPRESSED] = ColorPair(Cyan,Black),
       [ZFS_RATIO] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Magenta,Black),
-      [DISKIO_UTIL_HIGH] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Yellow,Black),
-      [DISKIO_READ] = ColorPair(Green,Black),
-      [DISKIO_WRITE] = ColorPair(Blue,Black),
    },
    [COLORSCHEME_MIDNIGHT] = {
       [RESET_COLOR] = ColorPair(White,Blue),
@@ -400,6 +400,9 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [LARGE_NUMBER] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Red,Blue),
       [METER_TEXT] = ColorPair(Cyan,Blue),
       [METER_VALUE] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Cyan,Blue),
+      [METER_VALUE_NOTICE] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(White,Blue),
+      [METER_VALUE_IOREAD] = ColorPair(Green,Blue),
+      [METER_VALUE_IOWRITE] = ColorPair(Black,Blue),
       [LED_COLOR] = ColorPair(Green,Blue),
       [TASKS_RUNNING] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Green,Blue),
       [PROCESS] = ColorPair(White,Blue),
@@ -455,9 +458,6 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [ZFS_OTHER] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Magenta,Blue),
       [ZFS_COMPRESSED] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(White,Blue),
       [ZFS_RATIO] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Magenta,Blue),
-      [DISKIO_UTIL_HIGH] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(White,Blue),
-      [DISKIO_READ] = ColorPair(Green,Blue),
-      [DISKIO_WRITE] = ColorPair(Black,Blue),
    },
    [COLORSCHEME_BLACKNIGHT] = {
       [RESET_COLOR] = ColorPair(Cyan,Black),
@@ -476,6 +476,9 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [LARGE_NUMBER] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Red,Black),
       [METER_TEXT] = ColorPair(Cyan,Black),
       [METER_VALUE] = ColorPair(Green,Black),
+      [METER_VALUE_NOTICE] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Yellow,Black),
+      [METER_VALUE_IOREAD] = ColorPair(Green,Black),
+      [METER_VALUE_IOWRITE] = ColorPair(Blue,Black),
       [LED_COLOR] = ColorPair(Green,Black),
       [TASKS_RUNNING] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Green,Black),
       [PROCESS] = ColorPair(Cyan,Black),
@@ -529,9 +532,6 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [ZFS_OTHER] = ColorPair(Magenta,Black),
       [ZFS_COMPRESSED] = ColorPair(Blue,Black),
       [ZFS_RATIO] = ColorPair(Magenta,Black),
-      [DISKIO_UTIL_HIGH] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Green,Black),
-      [DISKIO_READ] = ColorPair(Green,Black),
-      [DISKIO_WRITE] = ColorPair(Blue,Black),
    },
    [COLORSCHEME_BROKENGRAY] = { 0 } // dynamically generated.
 };
diff --git a/CRT.h b/CRT.h
index ccbb69f6..fa2f6de7 100644
--- a/CRT.h
+++ b/CRT.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ typedef enum ColorElements_ {
    LARGE_NUMBER,
    METER_TEXT,
    METER_VALUE,
+   METER_VALUE_NOTICE,
+   METER_VALUE_IOREAD,
+   METER_VALUE_IOWRITE,
    LED_COLOR,
    UPTIME,
    BATTERY,
@@ -105,9 +108,6 @@ typedef enum ColorElements_ {
    ZFS_OTHER,
    ZFS_COMPRESSED,
    ZFS_RATIO,
-   DISKIO_UTIL_HIGH,
-   DISKIO_READ,
-   DISKIO_WRITE,
    LAST_COLORELEMENT
 } ColorElements;
 
diff --git a/DiskIOMeter.c b/DiskIOMeter.c
index 6baca32c..8393af70 100644
--- a/DiskIOMeter.c
+++ b/DiskIOMeter.c
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ in the source distribution for its full text.
 
 
 static const int DiskIOMeter_attributes[] = {
-   DISKIO_UTIL_HIGH,
-   DISKIO_READ,
-   DISKIO_WRITE,
+   METER_VALUE_NOTICE,
+   METER_VALUE_IOREAD,
+   METER_VALUE_IOWRITE,
 };
 
 static unsigned long int cached_read_diff = 0;
@@ -62,17 +62,17 @@ static void DiskIOMeter_updateValues(Meter* this, char* buffer, int len) {
 static void DIskIOMeter_display(ATTR_UNUSED const Object* cast, RichString* out) {
    char buffer[16];
 
-   int color = cached_utilisation_diff > 40.0 ? DISKIO_UTIL_HIGH : METER_VALUE;
+   int color = cached_utilisation_diff > 40.0 ? METER_VALUE_NOTICE : METER_VALUE;
    xSnprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%.1f%%", cached_utilisation_diff);
    RichString_write(out, CRT_colors[color], buffer);
 
    RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[METER_TEXT], " read: ");
    Meter_humanUnit(buffer, cached_read_diff, sizeof(buffer));
-   RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[DISKIO_READ], buffer);
+   RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[METER_VALUE_IOREAD], buffer);
 
    RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[METER_TEXT], " write: ");
    Meter_humanUnit(buffer, cached_write_diff, sizeof(buffer));
-   RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[DISKIO_WRITE], buffer);
+   RichString_append(out, CRT_colors[METER_VALUE_IOWRITE], buffer);
 }
 
 const MeterClass DiskIOMeter_class = {