diff --git a/core.css b/core.css
index c7029f5..fb04d68 100644
--- a/core.css
+++ b/core.css
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ table .item-list,
 .form-item label {
   margin:0px;
   padding:0px;
-  color:#999;
+  color:#666;
   font-weight:bold;
   font-size:10px;
   text-transform:uppercase;
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ select.form-select {
   padding:3px;
   border-width:1px;
   border-style:solid;
-  border-color:#eee;
+  border-color:#ccc;
   background:#fff;
   color:#666;
   max-width:100%;
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ body.page-admin div.vertical-tabs .vertical-tabs-panes .vertical-tabs-pane field
 
   .collapsed .fieldset-legend a {
     background:#eee;
-    color:#999;
+    color:#484848;
     }
 
   .collapsed .fieldset-legend a:hover { color:#666; }
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ form .form-actions {
 
 .system-themes-list-disabled .theme-selector {
   background:#eee;
-  color:#999;
+  color:#676767;
   }
 
 /* admin/content/node & admin/user/user */
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ body.tao #admin-toolbar a.menu-hover span.menu-description span.icon {
   text-shadow:#fff 0px 1px 0px;
   padding:5px 10px 4px 10px;
   border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;
-  color:#999;
+  color:#666;
   }
 
 .vertical-tabs-list .selected a {
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index b3bad55..73a48eb 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ body.tao {
   }
 
 a {
-  color:#59a;
+  color:#008eb1;
   text-decoration:none;
   }