diff --git a/src/console.c b/src/console.c
index adc94d8a..f79a6faf 100644
--- a/src/console.c
+++ b/src/console.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static CV_PossibleValue_t menuhighlight_cons_t[] =
 	{V_TEAMAP, "Always tea-green"},
 	{V_STEELMAP, "Always steel-blue"},
 	{V_PINKMAP, "Always pink"},
-	{V_TEALMAP, "Always teal"},
+	{V_BROWNMAP, "Always brown"},
 	{V_PEACHMAP, "Always peach"},
 	{0, NULL}
 };
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static void CONS_backcolor_Change(void)
 // TODO: This could probably be improved somehow...
 // These colormaps are 99% identical, with just a few changed bytes
 UINT8 *yellowmap, *purplemap, *greenmap, *bluemap, *graymap, *redmap, *orangemap,\
- *skymap, *goldmap, *lavendermap, *teamap, *steelmap, *pinkmap, *tealmap, *peachmap;
+ *skymap, *goldmap, *lavendermap, *teamap, *steelmap, *pinkmap, *brownmap, *peachmap;
 
 static void CON_SetupColormaps(void)
 {
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ static void CON_SetupColormaps(void)
 	teamap      = (goldmap+256);
 	steelmap    = (teamap+256);
 	pinkmap     = (steelmap+256);
-	tealmap     = (pinkmap+256);
-	peachmap    = (tealmap+256);
+	brownmap    = (pinkmap+256);
+	peachmap    = (brownmap+256);
 
 	// setup the other colormaps, for console text
 
@@ -330,13 +330,13 @@ static void CON_SetupColormaps(void)
 	redmap[120]      = (UINT8)126; // battle
 	graymap[120]     =  (UINT8)10;
 	orangemap[120]   =  (UINT8)85; // record attack
-	skymap[120]      = (UINT8)212; // race
+	skymap[120]      = (UINT8)214; // race
 	lavendermap[120] = (UINT8)248;
 	goldmap[120]     = (UINT8)114;
 	teamap[120]      = (UINT8)177;
 	steelmap[120]    = (UINT8)201;
-	pinkmap[120]     = (UINT8)144;
-	tealmap[120]     = (UINT8)220;
+	pinkmap[120]     = (UINT8)145;
+	brownmap[120]    =  (UINT8)48;
 	peachmap[120]    =  (UINT8)69; // nice
 
 	// Init back colormap
diff --git a/src/console.h b/src/console.h
index b15ccb6f..e4f01c8e 100644
--- a/src/console.h
+++ b/src/console.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ extern UINT32 con_scalefactor; // console text scale factor
 extern consvar_t cons_backcolor, cons_menuhighlight;
 
 extern UINT8 *yellowmap, *purplemap, *greenmap, *bluemap, *graymap, *redmap, *orangemap,\
- *skymap, *goldmap, *lavendermap, *teamap, *steelmap, *pinkmap, *tealmap, *peachmap;
+ *skymap, *goldmap, *lavendermap, *teamap, *steelmap, *pinkmap, *brownmap, *peachmap;
 
 // Console bg color (auto updated to match)
 extern UINT8 *consolebgmap;
diff --git a/src/dehacked.c b/src/dehacked.c
index baa35b74..04301ef2 100644
--- a/src/dehacked.c
+++ b/src/dehacked.c
@@ -8264,7 +8264,7 @@ struct {
 	{"V_TEAMAP",V_TEAMAP},
 	{"V_STEELMAP",V_STEELMAP},
 	{"V_PINKMAP",V_PINKMAP},
-	{"V_TEALMAP",V_TEALMAP},
+	{"V_BROWNMAP",V_BROWNMAP},
 	{"V_PEACHMAP",V_PEACHMAP},
 	{"V_TRANSLUCENT",V_TRANSLUCENT},
 	{"V_10TRANS",V_10TRANS},
diff --git a/src/hu_stuff.c b/src/hu_stuff.c
index 133db0c8..838e8129 100644
--- a/src/hu_stuff.c
+++ b/src/hu_stuff.c
@@ -727,10 +727,10 @@ static void Got_Saycmd(UINT8 **p, INT32 playernum)
 			const UINT8 color = players[playernum].skincolor;
 			if (color <= SKINCOLOR_SILVER || color == SKINCOLOR_SLATE)
 				cstart = "\x80"; // white
-			else if (color <= SKINCOLOR_BEIGE || color == SKINCOLOR_JET)
+			else if (color <= SKINCOLOR_BLACK || color == SKINCOLOR_JET)
 				cstart = "\x86"; // V_GRAYMAP
 			else if (color <= SKINCOLOR_LEATHER)
-				cstart = "\x8A"; // V_GOLDMAP
+				cstart = "\x8e"; // V_BROWNMAP
 			else if (color <= SKINCOLOR_ROSE || color == SKINCOLOR_LILAC)
 				cstart = "\x8d"; // V_PINKMAP
 			else if (color <= SKINCOLOR_KETCHUP)
@@ -747,8 +747,6 @@ static void Got_Saycmd(UINT8 **p, INT32 playernum)
 				cstart = "\x8b"; // V_TEAMAP
 			else if (color <= SKINCOLOR_DREAM || color == SKINCOLOR_LIME)
 				cstart = "\x83"; // V_GREENMAP
-			else if (color <= SKINCOLOR_TEAL)
-				cstart = "\x8e"; // V_TEALMAP
 			else if (color <= SKINCOLOR_NAVY || color == SKINCOLOR_SAPPHIRE)
 				cstart = "\x88"; // V_SKYMAP
 			else if (color <= SKINCOLOR_STEEL)
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index 46d34acc..8a1a3737 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -1282,8 +1282,8 @@ UINT8 *V_GetStringColormap(INT32 colorflags)
 		return steelmap;
 	case 13: // 0x8D, pink
 		return pinkmap;
-	case 14: // 0x8E, teal
-		return tealmap;
+	case 14: // 0x8E, brown
+		return brownmap;
 	case 15: // 0x8F, peach
 		return peachmap;
 	default: // reset
diff --git a/src/v_video.h b/src/v_video.h
index f6826cf7..734b8037 100644
--- a/src/v_video.h
+++ b/src/v_video.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ extern UINT8 hudtrans;
 #define V_TEAMAP             0x0000B000
 #define V_STEELMAP           0x0000C000
 #define V_PINKMAP            0x0000D000
-#define V_TEALMAP            0x0000E000
+#define V_BROWNMAP           0x0000E000
 #define V_PEACHMAP           0x0000F000
 
 // use bits 17-20 for alpha transparency