diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/clear_gray-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/clear_gray-ardour.colors
index 39525b18de..04815ecb44 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/clear_gray-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/clear_gray-ardour.colors
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@
     <ColorAlias name="transport marker bar" alias="color 25"/>
     <ColorAlias name="transport option button: fill active" alias="color 42"/>
     <ColorAlias name="transport option button: led active" alias="color 8"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="transport punch rect" alias="meter color9"/>
+    <ColorAlias name="transport punch rect" alias="color 91"/>
     <ColorAlias name="transport recenable button: fill" alias="color 20"/>
     <ColorAlias name="transport recenable button: fill active" alias="color 83"/>
     <ColorAlias name="transport recenable button: led active" alias="color 4"/>
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
     <Modifier name="covered region base" modifier="= alpha:0.680625"/>
     <Modifier name="crossfade alpha" modifier="= alpha:0.1803"/>
     <Modifier name="dragging region" modifier="= alpha:0.92"/>
-    <Modifier name="editable region" modifier="= alpha:0"/>
+    <Modifier name="editable region" modifier="= alpha:0.14"/>
     <Modifier name="gain line inactive" modifier="= alpha:0.7725"/>
     <Modifier name="ghost track base" modifier="= alpha:0.640782"/>
     <Modifier name="ghost track midi fill" modifier="= alpha:0.3"/>