diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
index 392fc3230..0e7916a2c 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ $medium_radius: 9px;
 
 $_trough_color: transparentize($fg_color, 0.9);
 $_bubble_borders_color: lighten($borders_color, if($variant=='light', 0%, 5%));
-$_hover_bg_color: if($variant=='light', darken($bg_color, 5%), lighten($bg_color, 4%));
-$_active_bg_color: if($variant == 'light', darken($bg_color, 14%), darken($bg_color, 6%));
+$_hover_bg_color: lighten($bg_color,if($variant=='light', 5%, 1%));
+$_active_bg_color: if($variant == 'light', darken($bg_color, 14%), darken($bg_color, 9%));
 
 $font-size: 11;
 $font-family: Cantarell, Sans-Serif;