diff --git a/paper_template/mako-mem.sty b/paper_template/mako-mem.sty
index 5f80e40..d8f9fd7 100644
--- a/paper_template/mako-mem.sty
+++ b/paper_template/mako-mem.sty
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@
 \makepsmarks{mako-mem-git}{\@gitmarks}
 \makeevenhead{mako-mem-git}{}{}{\scshape\thepage}
 \makeoddhead{mako-mem-git}{}{}{\scshape\thepage}
-\makeevenfoot{mako-mem-git}{}{\texttt{\footnotesize{\textcolor{Blue}{git revision \VCRevision\ on \VCDateTEX}}}}{}
-\makeoddfoot{mako-mem-git}{}{\texttt{\footnotesize \textcolor{Blue}{git revision \VCRevision\ on \VCDateTEX}}}{}
+\makeevenfoot{mako-mem-git}{}{\texttt{\footnotesize{\textcolor{BrickRed}{git revision \VCRevision\ on \VCDateTEX}}}}{}
+\makeoddfoot{mako-mem-git}{}{\texttt{\footnotesize \textcolor{BrickRed}{git revision \VCRevision\ on \VCDateTEX}}}{}
 
 %% Create a command to make a note at the top of the first page describing the
 %% publication status of the paper.