diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/install.css b/src/wp-admin/css/install.css
index 1ea9d4b468..a2e19a1cc2 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/install.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/install.css
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 html {
-	background: #eee;
+	background: #f1f1f1;
 	margin: 0 20px;
 }
 
 body {
 	background: #fff;
-	color: #555;
+	color: #444;
 	font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;
 	margin: 140px auto 25px;
 	padding: 20px 20px 10px 20px;
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/functions.php b/src/wp-includes/functions.php
index 5f4e76367d..3ac8b13a94 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -2200,11 +2200,11 @@ function _default_wp_die_handler( $message, $title = '', $args = array() ) {
 	<title><?php echo $title ?></title>
 	<style type="text/css">
 		html {
-			background: #eee;
+			background: #f1f1f1;
 		}
 		body {
 			background: #fff;
-			color: #333;
+			color: #444;
 			font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;
 			margin: 2em auto;
 			padding: 1em 2em;