The previous blue was confusing because it looked like a hyperlink.
\makepsmarks{mako-mem-git}{\@gitmarks}
\makeevenhead{mako-mem-git}{}{}{\scshape\thepage}
\makeoddhead{mako-mem-git}{}{}{\scshape\thepage}
-\makeevenfoot{mako-mem-git}{}{\texttt{\footnotesize{\textcolor{Blue}{git revision \VCRevision\ on \VCDateTEX}}}}{}
-\makeoddfoot{mako-mem-git}{}{\texttt{\footnotesize \textcolor{Blue}{git revision \VCRevision\ on \VCDateTEX}}}{}
+\makeevenfoot{mako-mem-git}{}{\texttt{\footnotesize{\textcolor{BrickRed}{git revision \VCRevision\ on \VCDateTEX}}}}{}
+\makeoddfoot{mako-mem-git}{}{\texttt{\footnotesize \textcolor{BrickRed}{git revision \VCRevision\ on \VCDateTEX}}}{}
%% Create a command to make a note at the top of the first page describing the
%% publication status of the paper.