diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsViewColor.ui b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsViewColor.ui
index 09f46a983b..75b851b83b 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsViewColor.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsViewColor.ui
@@ -290,9 +290,9 @@
           </property>
           <property name="color">
            <color>
-            <red>150</red>
-            <green>150</green>
-            <blue>170</blue>
+            <red>51</red>
+            <green>51</green>
+            <blue>101</blue>
            </color>
           </property>
           <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
@@ -336,9 +336,9 @@
           </property>
           <property name="color">
            <color>
-            <red>212</red>
-            <green>212</green>
-            <blue>200</blue>
+            <red>151</red>
+            <green>151</green>
+            <blue>170</blue>
            </color>
           </property>
           <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
diff --git a/src/Gui/PreferencePacks/FreeCAD Classic Colors/FreeCAD Classic Colors.cfg b/src/Gui/PreferencePacks/FreeCAD Classic Colors/FreeCAD Classic Colors.cfg
index 4e2ff9e5a1..4f63a13e16 100644
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePacks/FreeCAD Classic Colors/FreeCAD Classic Colors.cfg	
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePacks/FreeCAD Classic Colors/FreeCAD Classic Colors.cfg	
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@
           <FCBool Name="UseBackgroundColorMid" Value="0"/>
           <FCBool Name="RandomColor" Value="0"/>
           <FCUInt Name="BacklightColor" Value="4294967295"/>
-          <FCUInt Name="BackgroundColor" Value="3940932863"/>
-          <FCUInt Name="BackgroundColor2" Value="2526456575"/>
-          <FCUInt Name="BackgroundColor3" Value="3570714879"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="BackgroundColor" Value="336897023"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="BackgroundColor2" Value="859006463"/>
+          <FCUInt Name="BackgroundColor3" Value="2543299327"/>
           <FCUInt Name="BackgroundColor4" Value="1869583359"/>
           <FCUInt Name="HighlightColor" Value="3789624575"/>
           <FCUInt Name="SelectionColor" Value="481107199"/>
diff --git a/src/Gui/SplitView3DInventor.cpp b/src/Gui/SplitView3DInventor.cpp
index b82f51c8d7..ac5033483f 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SplitView3DInventor.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SplitView3DInventor.cpp
@@ -285,10 +285,10 @@ void AbstractSplitView::OnChange(ParameterGrp::SubjectType &rCaller,ParameterGrp
             (*it)->setPickRadius(rGrp.GetFloat("PickRadius", 5.0f));
     }
     else {
-        unsigned long col1 = rGrp.GetUnsigned("BackgroundColor", 3940932863UL);
-        unsigned long col2 = rGrp.GetUnsigned("BackgroundColor2", 2526456575UL); // default color (blue/grey)
-        unsigned long col3 = rGrp.GetUnsigned("BackgroundColor3", 3570714879UL); // default color (light yellow/blue)
-        unsigned long col4 = rGrp.GetUnsigned("BackgroundColor4", 1869583359UL); // default color (blue/grey)
+        unsigned long col1 = rGrp.GetUnsigned("BackgroundColor",3940932863UL);
+        unsigned long col2 = rGrp.GetUnsigned("BackgroundColor2",859006463UL); // default color (dark blue)
+        unsigned long col3 = rGrp.GetUnsigned("BackgroundColor3",2880160255UL); // default color (blue/grey)
+        unsigned long col4 = rGrp.GetUnsigned("BackgroundColor4",1869583359UL); // default color (blue/grey)
         float r1,g1,b1,r2,g2,b2,r3,g3,b3,r4,g4,b4;
         r1 = ((col1 >> 24) & 0xff) / 255.0; g1 = ((col1 >> 16) & 0xff) / 255.0; b1 = ((col1 >> 8) & 0xff) / 255.0;
         r2 = ((col2 >> 24) & 0xff) / 255.0; g2 = ((col2 >> 16) & 0xff) / 255.0; b2 = ((col2 >> 8) & 0xff) / 255.0;
diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp b/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp
index 3760a2ba71..c02cf12cf4 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DInventor.cpp
@@ -422,10 +422,10 @@ void View3DInventor::OnChange(ParameterGrp::SubjectType &rCaller,ParameterGrp::M
         }
     }
     else {
-        unsigned long col1 = rGrp.GetUnsigned("BackgroundColor", 3940932863UL);
-        unsigned long col2 = rGrp.GetUnsigned("BackgroundColor2", 2526456575UL); // default color (blue/grey)
-        unsigned long col3 = rGrp.GetUnsigned("BackgroundColor3", 3570714879UL); // default color (light yellow/bluey)
-        unsigned long col4 = rGrp.GetUnsigned("BackgroundColor4", 1869583359UL); // default color (blue/grey)
+        unsigned long col1 = rGrp.GetUnsigned("BackgroundColor",3940932863UL);
+        unsigned long col2 = rGrp.GetUnsigned("BackgroundColor2",859006463UL); // default color (dark blue)
+        unsigned long col3 = rGrp.GetUnsigned("BackgroundColor3",2880160255UL); // default color (blue/grey)
+        unsigned long col4 = rGrp.GetUnsigned("BackgroundColor4",1869583359UL); // default color (blue/grey)
         float r1,g1,b1,r2,g2,b2,r3,g3,b3,r4,g4,b4;
         r1 = ((col1 >> 24) & 0xff) / 255.0; g1 = ((col1 >> 16) & 0xff) / 255.0; b1 = ((col1 >> 8) & 0xff) / 255.0;
         r2 = ((col2 >> 24) & 0xff) / 255.0; g2 = ((col2 >> 16) & 0xff) / 255.0; b2 = ((col2 >> 8) & 0xff) / 255.0;