diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/command/builtin/VelocityCommand.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/command/builtin/VelocityCommand.java
index 1b5e61919..3297f457b 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/command/builtin/VelocityCommand.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/command/builtin/VelocityCommand.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import net.kyori.adventure.text.TextComponent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.event.ClickEvent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.event.HoverEvent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.TextColor;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.TextDecoration;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ public class VelocityCommand implements SimpleCommand {
 
   private static class Info implements SubCommand {
 
+    private static final TextColor VELOCITY_COLOR = TextColor.fromHexString("#09add3");
     private final ProxyServer server;
 
     private Info(ProxyServer server) {
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ public class VelocityCommand implements SimpleCommand {
 
       TextComponent velocity = Component.text().content(version.getName() + " ")
           .decoration(TextDecoration.BOLD, true)
-          .color(NamedTextColor.DARK_AQUA)
+          .color(VELOCITY_COLOR)
           .append(Component.text(version.getVersion()).decoration(TextDecoration.BOLD, false))
           .build();
       TextComponent copyright = Component
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
index 5f849ff47..803312423 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ public class VelocityConfiguration implements ProxyConfig {
         PingPassthroughMode.DISABLED);
 
     String bind = config.getOrElse("bind", "0.0.0.0:25577");
-    String motd = config.getOrElse("motd", "&3A Velocity Server");
+    String motd = config.getOrElse("motd", "&#09add3A Velocity Server");
     int maxPlayers = config.getIntOrElse("show-max-players", 500);
     Boolean onlineMode = config.getOrElse("online-mode", true);
     Boolean announceForge = config.getOrElse("announce-forge", true);
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/resources/default-velocity.toml b/proxy/src/main/resources/default-velocity.toml
index 050b9c1fe..fe57acad7 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/resources/default-velocity.toml
+++ b/proxy/src/main/resources/default-velocity.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ bind = "0.0.0.0:25577"
 
 # What should be the MOTD? This gets displayed when the player adds your server to
 # their server list. Legacy color codes and JSON are accepted.
-motd = "&3A Velocity Server"
+motd = "&3#09add3A Velocity Server"
 
 # What should we display for the maximum number of players? (Velocity does not support a cap
 # on the number of players online.)