diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf.in
index cd948aef59..03251c90e9 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf.in
@@ -332,12 +332,12 @@
     <Option name="record enable button: led active" value="ffa3b3ff"/>
     <Option name="record enable button: text" value="a5a5a5ff"/>
     <Option name="record enable button: text active" value="000000ff"/>
-    <Option name="generic button: fill" value="3e312fff"/>
+    <Option name="generic button: fill" value="616268ff"/>
     <Option name="generic button: fill active" value="fd0000ff"/>
-    <Option name="generic button: led" value="7b3541ff"/>
-    <Option name="generic button: led active" value="ffa3b3ff"/>
-    <Option name="generic button: text" value="ff0000ff"/>
-    <Option name="generic button: text active" value="000000ff"/>
+    <Option name="generic button: led" value="22224fff"/>
+    <Option name="generic button: led active" value="2222ffff"/>
+    <Option name="generic button: text" value="c7c7d8ff"/>
+    <Option name="generic button: text active" value="191919ff"/>
     <Option name="send alert button: fill" value="4e5647ff"/>
     <Option name="send alert button: fill active" value="85e524ff"/>
     <Option name="send alert button: led" value="00000000"/>