diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/_admin.scss b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/_admin.scss
index 449b0a8e27..cb241905a0 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/_admin.scss
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/_admin.scss
@@ -781,3 +781,17 @@ div#wp-responsive-toggle a:before {
 		color: $link;
 	}
 }
+
+/* Welcome Panel */
+
+.welcome-panel {
+	background-color: $highlight-color;
+}
+
+[class*="welcome-panel-icon"] {
+	@if ( $scheme-name == "light" ) {
+		background-color: $icon-color;
+	} @else {
+		background-color: $base-color;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/_variables.scss b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/_variables.scss
index 8287a23202..21621342a4 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/_variables.scss
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/_variables.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // assign default value to all undefined variables
 
+$scheme-name: "default" !default;
 
 // core variables
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/blue/colors.scss b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/blue/colors.scss
index b254d73a8f..f44e540adf 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/blue/colors.scss
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/blue/colors.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+$scheme-name: "blue";
 $base-color: #52accc;
 $icon-color: #e5f8ff;
 $highlight-color: #096484;
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/coffee/colors.scss b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/coffee/colors.scss
index 64de62e491..a52491d57d 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/coffee/colors.scss
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/coffee/colors.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+$scheme-name: "coffee";
 $base-color: #59524c;
 $highlight-color: #c7a589;
 $notification-color: #9ea476;
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/ectoplasm/colors.scss b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/ectoplasm/colors.scss
index 8d14570770..230ff9efb4 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/ectoplasm/colors.scss
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/ectoplasm/colors.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+$scheme-name: "ectoplasm";
 $base-color: #523f6d;
 $icon-color: #ece6f6;
 $highlight-color: #a3b745;
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/light/colors.scss b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/light/colors.scss
index 5a75889a55..817bd34549 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/light/colors.scss
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/light/colors.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+$scheme-name: "light";
 $base-color: #e5e5e5;
 $icon-color: #999;
 $text-color: #333;
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/midnight/colors.scss b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/midnight/colors.scss
index 591232b708..8570c9526e 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/midnight/colors.scss
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/midnight/colors.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+$scheme-name: "midnight";
 $base-color: #363b3f;
 $highlight-color: #e14d43;
 $notification-color: #69a8bb;
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/modern/colors.scss b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/modern/colors.scss
index dc32bf0e4d..7b7918174c 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/modern/colors.scss
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/modern/colors.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+$scheme-name: "modern";
 $base-color: #1e1e1e;
 $highlight-color: #3858e9;
 $menu-submenu-focus-text: #33f078;
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/ocean/colors.scss b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/ocean/colors.scss
index 807d98dccf..027c27d470 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/ocean/colors.scss
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/ocean/colors.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+$scheme-name: "ocean";
 $base-color: #738e96;
 $icon-color: #f2fcff;
 $highlight-color: #9ebaa0;
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/sunrise/colors.scss b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/sunrise/colors.scss
index 5dd8d82fc1..75d74d8670 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/sunrise/colors.scss
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/sunrise/colors.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+$scheme-name: "sunrise";
 $base-color: #cf4944;
 $highlight-color: #dd823b;
 $notification-color: #ccaf0b;
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css b/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
index 4014b7ca75..dcc1ac0144 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
@@ -115,10 +115,9 @@
 	position: relative;
 	overflow: auto;
 	margin: 16px 0;
-	background: #3858e9 url(../images/about-texture.png) center repeat;
+	background: #2271b1 url(../images/about-texture.png) center repeat;
 	background-size: 500px 500px;
 	background-blend-mode: overlay;
-	color: #fff;
 	font-size: 14px;
 	line-height: 1.3;
 }
@@ -148,11 +147,6 @@
 	font-size: 20px;
 	font-weight: 400;
 	line-height: 1.4;
-	color: #fff;
-}
-
-.welcome-panel a {
-	color: #fff;
 }
 
 .welcome-panel p {
@@ -160,6 +154,27 @@
 	line-height: inherit;
 }
 
+.welcome-panel-header {
+	color: #fff;
+}
+
+.welcome-panel-header a {
+	color: #fff;
+}
+
+.welcome-panel-header a:focus,
+.welcome-panel-header a:hover {
+	color: #f5e6ab;
+	text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.welcome-panel-header a:focus,
+.welcome-panel .welcome-panel-close:focus {
+	outline-color: currentColor;
+	outline-offset: 1px;
+	box-shadow: none;
+}
+
 .welcome-panel-header p {
 	margin: 0.5em 0 0;
 	font-size: 20px;
@@ -186,6 +201,10 @@
 	color: #fff;
 }
 
+.welcome-panel .welcome-panel-close {
+	color: #fff;
+}
+
 .welcome-panel .welcome-panel-close:hover,
 .welcome-panel .welcome-panel-close:focus,
 .welcome-panel .welcome-panel-close:hover::before,
@@ -230,13 +249,13 @@
 	grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
 	gap: 32px;
 	align-self: flex-end;
-	background: #3858e9;
+	background: #fff;
 }
 
 [class*="welcome-panel-icon"] {
 	height: 60px;
 	width: 60px;
-	background-color: #1d35b4;
+	background-color: #1d2327;
 	background-position: center;
 	background-size: 24px 24px;
 	background-repeat: no-repeat;