diff --git a/plugin/indent_guides.vim b/plugin/indent_guides.vim
index 4a5393a..b8e9aec 100644
--- a/plugin/indent_guides.vim
+++ b/plugin/indent_guides.vim
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ let g:indent_guides_color_name_guibg_pattern = "guibg='\\?\\zs[0-9A-Za-z ]\\+\\z
 " Configurable global variables
 call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_indent_levels',        30)
 call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_auto_colors',          1 )
-call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_color_change_percent', 5 ) " ie. 5%
+call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_color_change_percent', 10) " ie. 10%
 call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_guide_size',           0 )
 call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_start_level',          1 )
 call s:InitVariable('g:indent_guides_debug',                0 )