diff --git sites/all/modules/ctools/includes/modal.inc sites/all/modules/ctools/includes/modal.inc
index c56ac29..fddffd1 100644
--- sites/all/modules/ctools/includes/modal.inc
+++ sites/all/modules/ctools/includes/modal.inc
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ function ctools_modal_add_js() {
     'closeText' => t('Close Window'),
     'closeImage' => theme('image', ctools_image_path('icon-close-window.png'), t('Close window'), t('Close window')),
     'throbber' => theme('image', ctools_image_path('throbber.gif'), t('Loading...'), t('Loading')),
+    'backDropOpacity' => '.55',
+    'backDropColor' => '#fff'
   ));
 
   drupal_add_js($settings, 'setting');
diff --git sites/all/modules/ctools/js/modal.js sites/all/modules/ctools/js/modal.js
index 075ecac..76ef5dc 100644
--- sites/all/modules/ctools/js/modal.js
+++ sites/all/modules/ctools/js/modal.js
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
     $('span.modal-title', Drupal.CTools.Modal.modal).html(Drupal.t('Loading...'));
     var opts = {
       // @todo this should be elsewhere.
-      opacity: '.55',
-      background: '#fff'
+      opacity: Drupal.settings.CToolsModal.backDropOpacity,
+      background: Drupal.settings.CToolsModal.backDropColor
     };
 
     Drupal.CTools.Modal.modalContent(Drupal.CTools.Modal.modal, opts);