diff --git a/colours.rs b/colours.rs
index 44943155d7796ba7ae6662fc66aa20ab3d1255e8..317633dcd1b42f82d479750b1ba8ec3f93740281 100644
--- a/colours.rs
+++ b/colours.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl Colour {
             Black => "40".to_string(),
             Red => "41".to_string(),
             Green => "42".to_string(),
-            Yellow => "44".to_string(),
+            Yellow => "43".to_string(),
             Blue => "44".to_string(),
             Purple => "45".to_string(),
             Cyan => "46".to_string(),
diff --git a/file.rs b/file.rs
index 8e7b653b26b18cd44ae7a5d783149f4335131315..f59129249d5a6eeb741266f9bceebf7705717d1f 100644
--- a/file.rs
+++ b/file.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,15 @@ impl<'a> File<'a> {
             Permissions => self.permissions_string(),
             FileName => self.file_name(),
             FileSize(use_iec) => self.file_size(use_iec),
-            HardLinks => Red.paint(self.stat.unstable.nlink.to_str().as_slice()),
+
+            // A file with multiple links is interesting, but
+            // directories and suchlike can have multiple links all
+            // the time.
+            HardLinks => {
+                let style = if self.stat.kind == io::TypeFile && self.stat.unstable.nlink > 1 { Red.on(Yellow) } else { Red.normal() };
+                style.paint(self.stat.unstable.nlink.to_str().as_slice())
+            },
+
             Inode => Purple.paint(self.stat.unstable.inode.to_str().as_slice()),
             Blocks => {
                 if self.stat.kind == io::TypeFile || self.stat.kind == io::TypeSymlink {