diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChatMsgItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChatMsgItem.ui
index 2aec088e8..73180a5f3 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChatMsgItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChatMsgItem.ui
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@
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       <palette>
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+         <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
+          <color alpha="255">
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+           <green>246</green>
+           <blue>222</blue>
+          </color>
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          <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
           <color alpha="255">
@@ -45,6 +54,15 @@
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        </active>
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+        <colorrole role="Base">
+         <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
+          <color alpha="255">
+           <red>254</red>
+           <green>246</green>
+           <blue>222</blue>
+          </color>
+         </brush>
+        </colorrole>
         <colorrole role="Window">
          <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
           <color alpha="255">
@@ -56,6 +74,15 @@
         </colorrole>
        </inactive>
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+        <colorrole role="Base">
+         <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
+          <color alpha="255">
+           <red>240</red>
+           <green>240</green>
+           <blue>240</blue>
+          </color>
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          <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
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diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui
index d4c58776f..ecf475f4e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/MsgItem.ui
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@
      <property name="palette">
       <palette>
        <active>
+        <colorrole role="Base">
+         <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
+          <color alpha="255">
+           <red>52</red>
+           <green>177</green>
+           <blue>255</blue>
+          </color>
+         </brush>
+        </colorrole>
         <colorrole role="Window">
          <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
           <color alpha="255">
@@ -45,6 +54,15 @@
         </colorrole>
        </active>
        <inactive>
+        <colorrole role="Base">
+         <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
+          <color alpha="255">
+           <red>52</red>
+           <green>177</green>
+           <blue>255</blue>
+          </color>
+         </brush>
+        </colorrole>
         <colorrole role="Window">
          <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
           <color alpha="255">
@@ -56,6 +74,15 @@
         </colorrole>
        </inactive>
        <disabled>
+        <colorrole role="Base">
+         <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
+          <color alpha="255">
+           <red>240</red>
+           <green>240</green>
+           <blue>240</blue>
+          </color>
+         </brush>
+        </colorrole>
         <colorrole role="Window">
          <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
           <color alpha="255">
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/PeerItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/PeerItem.ui
index dcdfbdeca..1db729219 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/PeerItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/PeerItem.ui
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@
      <property name="palette">
       <palette>
        <active>
+        <colorrole role="Base">
+         <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
+          <color alpha="255">
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+           <green>206</green>
+           <blue>96</blue>
+          </color>
+         </brush>
+        </colorrole>
         <colorrole role="Window">
          <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
           <color alpha="255">
@@ -45,6 +54,15 @@
         </colorrole>
        </active>
        <inactive>
+        <colorrole role="Base">
+         <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
+          <color alpha="255">
+           <red>159</red>
+           <green>206</green>
+           <blue>96</blue>
+          </color>
+         </brush>
+        </colorrole>
         <colorrole role="Window">
          <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
           <color alpha="255">
@@ -56,6 +74,15 @@
         </colorrole>
        </inactive>
        <disabled>
+        <colorrole role="Base">
+         <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
+          <color alpha="255">
+           <red>240</red>
+           <green>240</green>
+           <blue>240</blue>
+          </color>
+         </brush>
+        </colorrole>
         <colorrole role="Window">
          <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
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diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.ui
index 44a49244f..b1b79d669 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/SecurityItem.ui
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@
      <property name="palette">
       <palette>
        <active>
+        <colorrole role="Base">
+         <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
+          <color alpha="255">
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+           <green>150</green>
+           <blue>103</blue>
+          </color>
+         </brush>
+        </colorrole>
         <colorrole role="Window">
          <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
           <color alpha="255">
@@ -45,6 +54,15 @@
         </colorrole>
        </active>
        <inactive>
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+         <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
+          <color alpha="255">
+           <red>207</red>
+           <green>150</green>
+           <blue>103</blue>
+          </color>
+         </brush>
+        </colorrole>
         <colorrole role="Window">
          <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
           <color alpha="255">
@@ -56,6 +74,15 @@
         </colorrole>
        </inactive>
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+        <colorrole role="Base">
+         <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
+          <color alpha="255">
+           <red>240</red>
+           <green>240</green>
+           <blue>240</blue>
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         <colorrole role="Window">
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           <color alpha="255">