diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
index 7a663cef57..3aa454a6ac 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     <Option name="selected crossfade editor line" value="00dbdbff"/>
     <Option name="selected crossfade editor wave" value="f9ea14a0"/>
     <Option name="selected region base" value="51518a97"/>
-    <Option name="selected waveform fill" value="51518ac8"/>
+    <Option name="selected waveform fill" value="25e2e9c8"/>
     <Option name="selected waveform outline" value="0f0f0fcc"/>
     <Option name="selection rect" value="e8f4d377"/>
     <Option name="selection" value="636363b2"/>
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
     <Option name="region area covered by another region" value="505050b0"/>
     <Option name="waveform outline" value="0f0f0fc8"/>
     <Option name="clipped waveform" value="ff0000e5"/>
-    <Option name="waveform fill" value="3d4753dc"/>
+    <Option name="waveform fill" value="bde7b9dc"/>
     <Option name="zero line" value="b5b5b525"/>
     <Option name="zoom rect" value="c6d1b26d"/>
     <Option name="monitor knob" value="329edfff"/>