diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/welcomeScreen/WelcomeScreenUIManager.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/welcomeScreen/WelcomeScreenUIManager.java
index 7bbdc7f88e23..76c2748e1b21 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/welcomeScreen/WelcomeScreenUIManager.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/welcomeScreen/WelcomeScreenUIManager.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ public class WelcomeScreenUIManager {
 
   @NotNull
   private static Font loadFont() {
-    @SuppressWarnings("SpellCheckingInspection")
     @NonNls String fontPath = "/fonts/Roboto-Light.ttf";
     URL url = AppUIUtil.class.getResource(fontPath);
     if (url == null) {
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ public class WelcomeScreenUIManager {
   }
 
   public static Color getMainTabListBackground() {
-    return JBColor.namedColor("WelcomeScreen.List.background", new JBColor(0xF2F2F2, 0x393939));
+    return JBColor.namedColor("WelcomeScreen.SidePanel.background", new JBColor(0xF2F2F2, 0x3C3F41));
   }
 
   public static Color getProjectsBackground() {
@@ -70,7 +69,8 @@ public class WelcomeScreenUIManager {
   }
 
   public static Color getMainAssociatedComponentBackground() {
-    return JBColor.namedColor("WelcomeScreen.AssociatedComponent.background", JBColor.WHITE);
+    //noinspection UseJBColor
+    return JBColor.namedColor("WelcomeScreen.Details.background", new JBColor(Color.white, new Color(0x313335)));
   }
 
   public static Color getLinkNormalColor() {
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources/src/themes/metadata/IntelliJPlatform.themeMetadata.json b/platform/platform-resources/src/themes/metadata/IntelliJPlatform.themeMetadata.json
index b51e1f8e9e8d..af1b59524f1c 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources/src/themes/metadata/IntelliJPlatform.themeMetadata.json
+++ b/platform/platform-resources/src/themes/metadata/IntelliJPlatform.themeMetadata.json
@@ -935,6 +935,22 @@
     {
       "key": "WelcomeScreen.separatorColor"
     },
+    {
+      "key": "WelcomeScreen.SidePanel.background",
+      "description": "Tab list and side panel background"
+    },
+    {
+      "key": "WelcomeScreen.Details.background",
+      "description": "Associated panel for selected tab background"
+    },
+    {
+      "key": "WelcomeScreen.Projects.actions.selectionBackground",
+      "description": "Selection background for project actions buttons"
+    },
+    {
+      "key": "WelcomeScreen.Projects.actions.background",
+      "description": "Background for project actions buttons"
+    },
     {
       "key": "Window.border",
       "description": "Dialog border. Format: \"top,left,bottom,right,hex\", e.g. \"1,1,1,1,FFFFFF\". Sizes in pixels"