diff --git a/lib/widgets/renderers/membership.dart b/lib/widgets/renderers/membership.dart
index de8c191..aa0b5d1 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/renderers/membership.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/renderers/membership.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import "package:color_hash/color_hash.dart";
 import "package:flutter/material.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/get_localpart.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/show_user_popover.dart";
@@ -40,7 +41,11 @@ class MembershipRenderer extends StatelessWidget {
                     content.displayName ?? event.stateKey!.localpart,
                     maxLines: 1,
                     style: TextStyle(
-                      color: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.primary,
+                      color: ColorHash(
+                        event.sender,
+                        lightness: .7,
+                        saturation: .7,
+                      ).color,
                       fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
                     ),
                   ),
@@ -56,14 +61,7 @@ class MembershipRenderer extends StatelessWidget {
                     MembershipStatus.knock => "asked to join",
                   }} the room${event.sender == event.stateKey ? "" : " by "}",
                 ),
-                if (event.sender != event.stateKey)
-                  MessageDisplayname(
-                    event,
-                    style: TextStyle(
-                      color: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.primary,
-                      fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
-                    ),
-                  ),
+                if (event.sender != event.stateKey) MessageDisplayname(event),
                 if (content.reason != null) Text("for \"${content.reason}\""),
               ],
             ),