diff --git a/emacs/.spacemacs b/emacs/.spacemacs
index 1ebf3f8..a54b44f 100644
--- a/emacs/.spacemacs
+++ b/emacs/.spacemacs
@@ -568,7 +568,8 @@ before packages are loaded."
     (setq org-todo-keywords '((sequence "TODO" "NEXT" "WAITING" "INACTIVE" "|" "DONE" "CANCELLED")))
     (setq org-todo-keyword-faces
           '(("INACTIVE" . "violet")
-            ("NEXT" . "turquoise")))
+            ("NEXT" . "turquoise")
+            ("WAITING" . "brown")))
     )
 
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