diff --git a/tcshrc.prompt.colors b/tcshrc.prompt.colors
index 634fde0..f0b2879 100644
--- a/tcshrc.prompt.colors
+++ b/tcshrc.prompt.colors
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@ set at_color="${dim_cyan}"
 set path_color="ansi:10"
 set line_color="ansi:1"
 set prompt_color="reset"
-set depth_color="${dim_yellow}"
+set depth_color="ansi:3"
 
 set color_start="%{"
 set color_end="%}"
 
 set at_color_seq="${color_start}${at_color}${color_end}"
-set depth_color_seq="${color_start}${depth_color}${color_end}"
 
 ###########################
 # vim:filetype=tcsh
diff --git a/tcshrc.prompt.defs b/tcshrc.prompt.defs
index 6394b8c..28b9905 100644
--- a/tcshrc.prompt.defs
+++ b/tcshrc.prompt.defs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
 endif
 
 
-set depth_prompt="${depth_color_seq}(${shlvl})"
+set depth_prompt="(${shlvl})"
 
 #we "convert" pts/$number entries to ttypK entries?
 set line_prompt="`tty | sed -e 's;/dev/tty;;' -e 's;/dev/pts/;p/;' -e 's;/dev/;;' -e 's/not a tty/${unknown_tty}/'`"
diff --git a/tcshrc.prompt.final b/tcshrc.prompt.final
index 7f21d96..5366ee2 100644
--- a/tcshrc.prompt.final
+++ b/tcshrc.prompt.final
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ if( $?CSHENV_DEBUG ) then
 endif
 
 # Recompute cached sgr codes from any configuration updates
+if( ! $?curr_depth_color ) then
+    set curr_depth_color=impossible
+endif
+if( "${curr_depth_color}" != "${depth_color}" ) then
+    set curr_depth_color="${depth_color}"
+    set depth_color_seq="%{[`__build_sgr_code no-csi reset ${curr_depth_color}`m%}"
+endif
+
 if( ! $?curr_line_color ) then
     set curr_line_color=impossible
 endif
@@ -248,7 +256,7 @@ if( ! $?CSHENV_DISABLE_PROMPT_NESTING ) then
     if( ! $?CSHENV_DISABLE_PROMPT_TTY ) then
         set depth_prompt_spacing=" "
     endif
-    set depth_prompt_view="${depth_prompt_spacing}${depth_prompt}"
+    set depth_prompt_view="${depth_color_seq}${depth_prompt_spacing}${depth_prompt}"
     if( $?CSHENV_HIDE_SHELL_LEVEL_AT_ONE ) then
         if( ${shlvl} == 1 ) then
             set depth_prompt_view=""