diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 880fab4411..b066625624 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -2568,6 +2568,7 @@ JFlex:
   language_id: 173
 JSON:
   type: data
+  color: "#292929"
   tm_scope: source.json
   ace_mode: json
   codemirror_mode: javascript