diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/KotlinHighlightingColors.java b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/KotlinHighlightingColors.java
index 0fe28b19e3c..249c17ff059 100644
--- a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/KotlinHighlightingColors.java
+++ b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/KotlinHighlightingColors.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class KotlinHighlightingColors {
 
     // class kinds
     public static final TextAttributesKey CLASS = createTextAttributesKey("KOTLIN_CLASS", DefaultLanguageHighlighterColors.CLASS_NAME);
-    public static final TextAttributesKey TYPE_PARAMETER = createTextAttributesKey("KOTLIN_TYPE_PARAMETER", DefaultLanguageHighlighterColors.PARAMETER);
+    public static final TextAttributesKey TYPE_PARAMETER = createTextAttributesKey("KOTLIN_TYPE_PARAMETER", JavaHighlightingColors.TYPE_PARAMETER_NAME_ATTRIBUTES);
     public static final TextAttributesKey ABSTRACT_CLASS = createTextAttributesKey("KOTLIN_ABSTRACT_CLASS", DefaultLanguageHighlighterColors.CLASS_NAME);
     public static final TextAttributesKey TRAIT = createTextAttributesKey("KOTLIN_TRAIT", DefaultLanguageHighlighterColors.INTERFACE_NAME);
     public static final TextAttributesKey ANNOTATION = createTextAttributesKey("KOTLIN_ANNOTATION", JavaHighlightingColors.ANNOTATION_NAME_ATTRIBUTES);