diff --git a/res/values-v11/style.xml b/res/values-v11/style.xml
index b1c0e4ef..5e1c4cfb 100644
--- a/res/values-v11/style.xml
+++ b/res/values-v11/style.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 		<item name="articleBackground">@android:color/black</item>
 		<item name="headlineSelectedBackground">@color/ics_cyan</item>
 		<item name="headlineUnreadBackground">#202020</item>
-		<item name="headlineNormalBackground">#101010</item>
+		<item name="headlineNormalBackground">#151515</item>
 		<item name="feedsSelectedBackground">@color/ics_cyan</item>
         <item name="feedlistTextColor">@android:color/primary_text_dark</item>
         <item name="feedlistSelectedTextColor">@android:color/black</item>
diff --git a/res/values/style.xml b/res/values/style.xml
index fec0dcac..4a8e93ba 100644
--- a/res/values/style.xml
+++ b/res/values/style.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 		<item name="articleBackground">@android:color/black</item>
 		<item name="headlineSelectedBackground">@color/ics_cyan</item>
 		<item name="headlineUnreadBackground">#202020</item>
-		<item name="headlineNormalBackground">#101010</item>
+		<item name="headlineNormalBackground">#151515</item>
 		<item name="feedsSelectedBackground">@color/ics_cyan</item>
         <item name="feedlistTextColor">@android:color/primary_text_dark</item>
         <item name="feedlistSelectedTextColor">@android:color/black</item>