diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/welcomeScreen/FlatWelcomeFrame.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/welcomeScreen/FlatWelcomeFrame.java
index 320171a1e55f..d5a9660c1b00 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/welcomeScreen/FlatWelcomeFrame.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/welcomeScreen/FlatWelcomeFrame.java
@@ -165,17 +165,29 @@ public class FlatWelcomeFrame extends JFrame implements IdeFrame {
   }
   
   public static Color getMainBackground() {
-    return new JBColor(new Color(0xf5f6f8), new Color(0x3c3f41));
+    return new JBColor(0xf7f7f7, 0x45474a);
   }
   
-  public static Color getProjectsBackGround() {
-    return new JBColor(Gray.xFF, new Color(58, 61, 63));
+  public static Color getProjectsBackground() {
+    return new JBColor(Gray.xFF, Gray.x39);
   }
   
   public static Color getLinkNormalColor() {
     return new JBColor(Gray._0, Gray.xBB);
   }
   
+  public static Color getListSelectionColor() {
+    return new JBColor(0x3875d6, 0x4b6eaf);
+  }
+  
+  public static Color getActionLinkSelectionColor() {
+    return new JBColor(0xdbe5f5, 0x485875);
+  }
+
+  public static JBColor getSeparatorColor() {
+    return new JBColor(Gray.xEC, new Color(0x4e5154));
+  }
+
   private class FlatWelcomeScreen extends JPanel implements WelcomeScreen {
     public FlatWelcomeScreen() {
       super(new BorderLayout());
@@ -374,8 +386,8 @@ public class FlatWelcomeFrame extends JFrame implements IdeFrame {
     private JComponent createRecentProjects() {
       JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
       panel.add(new NewRecentProjectPanel(this), BorderLayout.CENTER);
-      panel.setBackground(getProjectsBackGround());
-      panel.setBorder(new CustomLineBorder(new JBColor(Gray.xEC, new Color(0x3c3f41)), 0,0,0,1));
+      panel.setBackground(getProjectsBackground());
+      panel.setBorder(new CustomLineBorder(getSeparatorColor(), 0,0,0,1));
       return panel;
     }
 
@@ -414,7 +426,7 @@ public class FlatWelcomeFrame extends JFrame implements IdeFrame {
         @Override
         public void focusGained(FocusEvent e) {
           comp.setOpaque(true);
-          comp.setBackground(new JBColor(new Color(0xd2e1f0), new Color(0x455565)));
+          comp.setBackground(getActionLinkSelectionColor());
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/welcomeScreen/NewRecentProjectPanel.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/welcomeScreen/NewRecentProjectPanel.java
index f2152bd449c8..9f48ba5435b0 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/welcomeScreen/NewRecentProjectPanel.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/welcomeScreen/NewRecentProjectPanel.java
@@ -37,17 +37,17 @@ public class NewRecentProjectPanel extends RecentProjectPanel {
   public NewRecentProjectPanel(WelcomeScreen screen) {
     super(screen);
     setBorder(null);
-    setBackground(FlatWelcomeFrame.getProjectsBackGround());
+    setBackground(FlatWelcomeFrame.getProjectsBackground());
     JScrollPane scrollPane = UIUtil.findComponentOfType(this, JScrollPane.class);
     if (scrollPane != null) {
-      scrollPane.setBackground(FlatWelcomeFrame.getProjectsBackGround());
+      scrollPane.setBackground(FlatWelcomeFrame.getProjectsBackground());
       scrollPane.setSize(245, 460);
       scrollPane.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(245, 460));
       scrollPane.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(245, 460));
     }
     ListWithFilter panel = UIUtil.findComponentOfType(this, ListWithFilter.class);
     if (panel != null) {
-      panel.setBackground(FlatWelcomeFrame.getProjectsBackGround());
+      panel.setBackground(FlatWelcomeFrame.getProjectsBackground());
     }
   }
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class NewRecentProjectPanel extends RecentProjectPanel {
   @Override
   protected JBList createList(AnAction[] recentProjectActions, Dimension size) {
     final JBList list = super.createList(recentProjectActions, size);
-    list.setBackground(FlatWelcomeFrame.getProjectsBackGround());
+    list.setBackground(FlatWelcomeFrame.getProjectsBackground());
     list.addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter() {
       @Override
       public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class NewRecentProjectPanel extends RecentProjectPanel {
       }
       @Override
       protected Color getListBackground(boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus) {
-        return isSelected ? new Color(0x2484fd) : FlatWelcomeFrame.getProjectsBackGround();
+        return isSelected ? FlatWelcomeFrame.getListSelectionColor() : FlatWelcomeFrame.getProjectsBackground();
       }
 
       @Override