diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Activities/Infiltrate.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Activities/Infiltrate.cs
index a5d478d64b..a15459a7e0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Activities/Infiltrate.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Activities/Infiltrate.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Activities
 		Actor enterActor;
 
 		public Infiltrate(Actor self, Target target, Infiltrates infiltrates)
-			: base(self, target, Color.Red)
+			: base(self, target, Color.Crimson)
 		{
 			this.infiltrates = infiltrates;
 			notifiers = self.TraitsImplementing<INotifyInfiltration>().ToArray();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/CaptureActor.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/CaptureActor.cs
index 9ffc7fe0ee..59613b3ea0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/CaptureActor.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/CaptureActor.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities
 		CaptureManager enterCaptureManager;
 
 		public CaptureActor(Actor self, Target target)
-			: base(self, target, Color.Red)
+			: base(self, target, Color.Crimson)
 		{
 			manager = self.Trait<CaptureManager>();
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Demolish.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Demolish.cs
index 36e3342e39..0679139806 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Demolish.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Demolish.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities
 
 		public Demolish(Actor self, Target target, EnterBehaviour enterBehaviour, int delay,
 			int flashes, int flashesDelay, int flashInterval)
-			: base(self, target, Color.Red)
+			: base(self, target, Color.Crimson)
 		{
 			notifiers = self.TraitsImplementing<INotifyDemolition>().ToArray();
 			this.delay = delay;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackBase.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackBase.cs
index ac8744613a..72e4b78424 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackBase.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Attack/AttackBase.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		public readonly string OutsideRangeCursor = null;
 
 		[Desc("Color to use for the target line.")]
-		public readonly Color TargetLineColor = Color.Red;
+		public readonly Color TargetLineColor = Color.Crimson;
 
 		[Desc("Does the attack type require the attacker to enter the target's cell?")]
 		public readonly bool AttackRequiresEnteringCell = false;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/AttackMove.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/AttackMove.cs
index d040ee6a84..9faa7201c4 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/AttackMove.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/AttackMove.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 
 				var targetLocation = move.NearestMoveableCell(cell);
 				var assaultMoving = order.OrderString == "AssaultMove";
-				self.QueueActivity(new AttackMoveActivity(self, () => move.MoveTo(targetLocation, 1, targetLineColor: Color.Red), assaultMoving));
+				self.QueueActivity(new AttackMoveActivity(self, () => move.MoveTo(targetLocation, 1, targetLineColor: Color.OrangeRed), assaultMoving));
 				self.ShowTargetLines();
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Guard.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Guard.cs
index d69aabba67..e36292e353 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Guard.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Guard.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 				return;
 
 			var range = target.Actor.Info.TraitInfo<GuardableInfo>().Range;
-			self.QueueActivity(new AttackMoveActivity(self, () => move.MoveFollow(self, target, WDist.Zero, range, targetLineColor: Color.Yellow)));
+			self.QueueActivity(new AttackMoveActivity(self, () => move.MoveFollow(self, target, WDist.Zero, range, targetLineColor: Color.OrangeRed)));
 			self.ShowTargetLines();
 		}