diff --git a/core/themes/bartik/color/color.inc b/core/themes/bartik/color/color.inc
index a208373..d05d3ff 100644
--- a/core/themes/bartik/color/color.inc
+++ b/core/themes/bartik/color/color.inc
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
     'default' => array(
       'title' => t('Blue Lagoon (default)'),
       'colors' => array(
-        'top' => '#0779bf',
-        'bottom' => '#478cc6',
+        'top' => '#05598d',
+        'bottom' => '#1d85c5',
         'bg' => '#ffffff',
         'sidebar' => '#f6f6f2',
         'sidebarborders' => '#f9f9f9',
diff --git a/core/themes/bartik/css/colors.css b/core/themes/bartik/css/colors.css
index e262cd3..86002a9 100644
--- a/core/themes/bartik/css/colors.css
+++ b/core/themes/bartik/css/colors.css
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ body.overlay {
   border-bottom: 1px solid #ffffff;
 }
 #header {
-  background-color: #478cc6;
-  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(to bottom, #0779bf 70%, #478cc6 100%);
-  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(to bottom, #0779bf 70%, #478cc6 100%);
-  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(to bottom, #0779bf 70%, #478cc6 100%);
-  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0.7, #0779bf), color-stop(1, #478cc6));
-  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(to bottom, #0779bf 70%, #478cc6 100%);
-  background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #0779bf 70%, #478cc6 100%);
+  background-color: #1d85c5;
+  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(to bottom, #05598d 0%, #1d85c5 100%);
+  background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(to bottom, #05598d 0%, #1d85c5 100%);
+  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(to bottom, #05598d 0%, #1d85c5 100%);
+  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0.7, #05598d), color-stop(1, #1d85c5));
+  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(to bottom, #05598d 0%, #1d85c5 100%);
+  background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #05598d 0%, #1d85c5 100%);
 }
 a,
 .link {