diff --git a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
index c2edbe24a4..9866c2d07b 100644
--- a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // unified palette
 // try to use these colors when possible
-$bg-color: #181b21;
-$base-color: #15191E;
+$bg-color: #15191E;
+$base-color: $bg-color;
 $base-text-color: #ffffff;
 $header-panel-bg-color: #22262e;
 $header-panel-border-color: #000000;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ $settings-subsection-fg-color: $text-secondary-color;
 
 $topleftmenu-color: $text-primary-color;
 $roomheader-color: $text-primary-color;
-$roomheader-bg-color: rgba(21, 25, 30, 0.6);
+$roomheader-bg-color: $bg-color;
 $roomheader-addroom-bg-color: rgba(92, 100, 112, 0.3);
 $roomheader-addroom-fg-color: $text-primary-color;
 $tagpanel-button-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;