diff --git a/coreutils-DIR_COLORS b/coreutils-DIR_COLORS
index 6abc937..10ebf7a 100644
--- a/coreutils-DIR_COLORS
+++ b/coreutils-DIR_COLORS
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ EIGHTBIT 1
 # 40=black 41=red 42=green 43=yellow 44=blue 45=magenta 46=cyan 47=white
 #NORMAL 00	# no color code at all
 #FILE 00	# normal file, use no color at all
-RESET 0 # reset to "normal" color
+RESET 0		# reset to "normal" color
 DIR 01;34	# directory
 LINK 01;36	# symbolic link (If you set this to 'target' instead of a
 		# numerical value, the color is as for the file pointed to.)
-MULTIHARDLINK 00	# regular file with more than one link
+MULTIHARDLINK 00 # regular file with more than one link
 FIFO 40;33	# pipe
 SOCK 01;35	# socket
 DOOR 01;35	# door
@@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ EXEC 01;32
 .emf 01;35
 
 # http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/MIME_Types_and_File_Extensions
-.axv 01;35
-.anx 01;35
 .ogv 01;35
 .ogx 01;35
 
@@ -218,6 +216,7 @@ EXEC 01;32
 .aac 01;36
 .au 01;36
 .flac 01;36
+.m4a 01;36
 .mid 01;36
 .midi 01;36
 .mka 01;36
@@ -228,8 +227,8 @@ EXEC 01;32
 .wav 01;36
 
 # http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/MIME_Types_and_File_Extensions
-.axa 01;36
 .oga 01;36
+.opus 01;36
 .spx 01;36
 .xspf 01;36
 
diff --git a/coreutils-DIR_COLORS.256color b/coreutils-DIR_COLORS.256color
index 4efaca1..5290aea 100644
--- a/coreutils-DIR_COLORS.256color
+++ b/coreutils-DIR_COLORS.256color
@@ -55,17 +55,17 @@ EIGHTBIT 1
 #NORMAL 00	# global default, no color code at all
 #FILE 00	# normal file, use no color at all
 RESET 0 # reset to "normal" color
-DIR 38;5;27	# directory
+DIR 38;5;33	# directory
 LINK 38;5;51	# symbolic link (If you set this to 'target' instead of a
 		# numerical value, the color is as for the file pointed to.)
-MULTIHARDLINK 44;38;5;15 # regular file with more than one link
+MULTIHARDLINK 00 # regular file with more than one link
 FIFO 40;38;5;11	# pipe
 SOCK 38;5;13	# socket
 DOOR 38;5;5	# door
 BLK 48;5;232;38;5;11	# block device driver
 CHR 48;5;232;38;5;3	# character device driver
 ORPHAN 48;5;232;38;5;9  # symlink to nonexistent file, or non-stat'able file
-MISSING 05;48;5;232;38;5;15 # ... and the files they point to
+MISSING 01;05;37;41	# ... and the files they point to
 SETUID 48;5;196;38;5;15	# file that is setuid (u+s)
 SETGID 48;5;11;38;5;16	# file that is setgid (g+s)
 CAPABILITY 48;5;196;38;5;226	# file with capability
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ OTHER_WRITABLE 48;5;10;38;5;21 # dir that is other-writable (o+w) and not sticky
 STICKY 48;5;21;38;5;15	# dir with the sticky bit set (+t) and not other-writable
 
 # This is for files with execute permission:
-EXEC 38;5;34
+EXEC 38;5;40
 
 # List any file extensions like '.gz' or '.tar' that you would like ls
 # to colorize below. Put the extension, a space, and the color init string.
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ EXEC 38;5;34
 .emf 38;5;13
 
 # http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/MIME_Types_and_File_Extensions
-.axv 38;5;13
-.anx 38;5;13
 .ogv 38;5;13
 .ogx 38;5;13
 
@@ -188,6 +186,7 @@ EXEC 38;5;34
 .aac 38;5;45
 .au 38;5;45
 .flac 38;5;45
+.m4a 38;5;45
 .mid 38;5;45
 .midi 38;5;45
 .mka 38;5;45
@@ -198,8 +197,8 @@ EXEC 38;5;34
 .wav 38;5;45
 
 # http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/MIME_Types_and_File_Extensions
-.axa 38;5;45
 .oga 38;5;45
+.opus 38;5;45
 .spx 38;5;45
 .xspf 38;5;45
 
diff --git a/coreutils-DIR_COLORS.lightbgcolor b/coreutils-DIR_COLORS.lightbgcolor
index 43820b2..bf3e5b3 100644
--- a/coreutils-DIR_COLORS.lightbgcolor
+++ b/coreutils-DIR_COLORS.lightbgcolor
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Configuration file for the color ls utility - modified for gray backgrounds
+# Configuration file for the color ls utility - modified for lighter backgrounds
 # Synchronized with coreutils 8.5 dircolors
 # This file goes in the /etc directory, and must be world readable.
 # You can copy this file to .dir_colors in your $HOME directory to override
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ COLOR tty
 OPTIONS -F -T 0
 
 # Below, there should be one TERM entry for each termtype that is colorizable
-TERM linux
-TERM console
+TERM Eterm
+TERM ansi
+TERM color-xterm
 TERM con132x25
 TERM con132x30
 TERM con132x43
@@ -29,20 +30,46 @@ TERM con80x43
 TERM con80x50
 TERM con80x60
 TERM cons25
-TERM xterm
-TERM xterm-16color
-TERM xterm-88color
-TERM xterm-256color
+TERM console
+TERM cygwin
+TERM dtterm
+TERM eterm-color
+TERM gnome
+TERM gnome-256color
+TERM jfbterm
+TERM konsole
+TERM kterm
+TERM linux
+TERM linux-c
+TERM mach-color
+TERM mlterm
+TERM putty
+TERM putty-256color
 TERM rxvt
 TERM rxvt-256color
+TERM rxvt-cygwin
+TERM rxvt-cygwin-native
 TERM rxvt-unicode
 TERM rxvt-unicode-256color
 TERM rxvt-unicode256
-TERM xterm-color
-TERM color-xterm
+TERM screen
+TERM screen-256color
+TERM screen-256color-bce
+TERM screen-bce
+TERM screen-w
+TERM screen.Eterm
+TERM screen.rxvt
+TERM screen.linux
+TERM st
+TERM st-256color
+TERM terminator
 TERM vt100
-TERM dtterm
-TERM color_xterm
+TERM xterm
+TERM xterm-16color
+TERM xterm-256color
+TERM xterm-88color
+TERM xterm-color
+TERM xterm-debian
 
 # EIGHTBIT, followed by '1' for on, '0' for off. (8-bit output)
 EIGHTBIT 1
@@ -57,7 +84,7 @@ EIGHTBIT 1
 # 40=black 41=red 42=green 43=yellow 44=blue 45=magenta 46=cyan 47=white
 #NORMAL 00	# no color code at all
 #FILE 00	# normal file, use no color at all
-RESET 0
+RESET 0		# reset to "normal" color
 DIR 00;34	# directory
 LINK 00;36	# symbolic link (If you set this to 'target' instead of a
 		# numerical value, the color is as for the file pointed to.)
@@ -76,7 +103,6 @@ STICKY_OTHER_WRITABLE 30;42 # dir that is sticky and other-writable (+t,o+w)
 OTHER_WRITABLE 34;42 # dir that is other-writable (o+w) and not sticky
 STICKY 37;44	# dir with the sticky bit set (+t) and not other-writable
 
-
 # This is for files with execute permission:
 EXEC 00;32
 
@@ -182,8 +208,6 @@ EXEC 00;32
 .emf 00;35
 
 # http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/MIME_Types_and_File_Extensions
-.axv 00;35
-.anx 00;35
 .ogv 00;35
 .ogx 00;35
 
@@ -191,6 +215,7 @@ EXEC 00;32
 .aac 00;36
 .au 00;36
 .flac 00;36
+.m4a 00;36
 .mid 00;36
 .midi 00;36
 .mka 00;36
@@ -201,8 +226,8 @@ EXEC 00;32
 .wav 00;36
 
 # http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/MIME_Types_and_File_Extensions
-.axa 00;36
 .oga 00;36
+.opus 00;36
 .spx 00;36
 .xspf 00;36
 
diff --git a/coreutils.spec b/coreutils.spec
index 71c57ff..b482fa2 100644
--- a/coreutils.spec
+++ b/coreutils.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A set of basic GNU tools commonly used in shell scripts
 Name:    coreutils
 Version: 8.23
-Release: 8%{?dist}
+Release: 9%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Group:   System Environment/Base
 Url:     http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/
@@ -373,6 +373,9 @@ fi
 %{_sbindir}/chroot
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Apr 20 2015 Pádraig Brady <pbrady@redhat.com> - 8.23-9
+- Adjust LS_COLORS in 256 color mode; brighten some, remove hardlink colors (#1196642)
+
 * Sun Mar 22 2015 Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@fedoraproject.org> 8.23-8
 - Drop large ancient docs