diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/MessageType.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/MessageType.java
index a9d4ca3f20d7..c9f9a281f440 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/MessageType.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/MessageType.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class MessageType {
   public static final MessageType INFO = new MessageType(UIUtil.getBalloonInformationIcon(),
                                                          new JBColor(new Color(186, 238, 186, 230), new Color(73, 117, 73)));
   public static final MessageType WARNING = new MessageType(UIUtil.getBalloonWarningIcon(),
-                                                            new JBColor(new Color(249, 247, 142, 230), new Color(128, 125, 75)));
+                                                            new JBColor(new Color(249, 247, 142, 230), new Color(90, 82, 33)));
 
   private final Icon myDefaultIcon;
   private final Color myPopupBackground;
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/ui/NotificationsUtil.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/ui/NotificationsUtil.java
index 900cc9f7b0c7..cb04f8b0c71a 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/ui/NotificationsUtil.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/notification/impl/ui/NotificationsUtil.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2009 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2013 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class NotificationsUtil {
       case ERROR:
         return new JBColor(Color.gray, new Color(0xc8c8c8));
       case WARNING:
-        return new JBColor(Color.gray, new Color(0x977124));
+        return new JBColor(Color.gray, new Color(0x615f51));
       case INFORMATION:
       default:
         return new JBColor(Color.gray, new Color(0x205c00));