diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_colors.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_colors.scss
index d1fa4b6fc..447ad70bb 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_colors.scss
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_colors.scss
@@ -2,26 +2,23 @@
 // it gets @if ed depending on $variant
 
 
-$base_color: if($variant =='light', #ffffff, #292929);
-$bg_color: if($variant =='light', #ededed, #393f3f);
-$fg_color: if($variant =='light', #2e3436, #eeeeec);
+$base_color: if($variant == 'light', #ffffff, lighten(desaturate(#241f31, 20%), 2%));
+$bg_color: if($variant == 'light', #f6f5f4, desaturate(#3d3846, 10%));
+$fg_color: if($variant == 'light', #2e3436, #eeeeec);
 
 $selected_fg_color: #ffffff;
-$selected_bg_color: if($variant == 'light', #4a90d9, darken(#4a90d9,20%));
-$selected_borders_color: if($variant=='light', darken($selected_bg_color, 30%),
-                                               darken($selected_bg_color, 20%));
-$borders_color: if($variant =='light', darken($bg_color,30%), darken($bg_color,12%));
-$borders_edge: if($variant =='light', white, transparentize($fg_color, 0.9));
-$link_color: if($variant == 'light', darken($selected_bg_color,10%),
-                                     lighten($selected_bg_color,20%));
-$link_visited_color: if($variant == 'light', darken($selected_bg_color,20%),
-                                     lighten($selected_bg_color,10%));
+$selected_bg_color: if($variant == 'light', #3584e4, darken(#3584e4, 20%));
+$selected_borders_color: if($variant== 'light', darken($selected_bg_color, 15%), darken($selected_bg_color, 30%));
+$borders_color: if($variant == 'light', darken($bg_color, 18%), darken($bg_color, 10%));
+$borders_edge: if($variant == 'light', transparentize(white, 0.2), transparentize($fg_color, 0.93));
+$link_color: if($variant == 'light', darken($selected_bg_color, 10%), lighten($selected_bg_color, 20%));
+$link_visited_color: if($variant == 'light', darken($selected_bg_color, 20%), lighten($selected_bg_color, 10%));
 $top_hilight: $borders_edge;
 
 $warning_color: #f57900;
 $error_color: #cc0000;
-$success_color: if($variant =='light', #73d216, darken(#73d216,10%));
-$destructive_color: if($variant =='light', #ef2929, darken(#ef2929,10%));
+$success_color: if($variant == 'light', #33d17a, darken(#33d17a, 10%));
+$destructive_color: if($variant == 'light', #e01b24, darken(#e01b24, 10%));
 
 $osd_fg_color: #eeeeec;
 $osd_bg_color: #2e3436;