diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/_variables.scss b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/_variables.scss
index 7101cb364b..448d2f5e20 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/_variables.scss
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/_variables.scss
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ $menu-customizer-text: mix( $base-color, $text-color, 40% ) !default;
 // Dashboard Colors
 
 $custom-welcome-panel: "true" !default;
-$dashboard-accent-1: $highlight-color !default;
-$dashboard-accent-2: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.33) !default;
+$dashboard-accent-1: $menu-submenu-background !default;
+$dashboard-accent-2: $menu-background !default;
 $dashboard-icon-background: $dashboard-accent-2 !default;
 
 $low-contrast-theme: "false" !default;
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/ectoplasm/colors.scss b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/ectoplasm/colors.scss
index e32fee395a..230ff9efb4 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/ectoplasm/colors.scss
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/ectoplasm/colors.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,4 @@ $notification-color: #d46f15;
 
 $form-checked: $base-color;
 
-$dashboard-accent-1: $base-color;
-
 @import "../_admin.scss";
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/light/colors.scss b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/light/colors.scss
index ac1515ca79..85ad1e0e52 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/light/colors.scss
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/light/colors.scss
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ $menu-submenu-background: #fff;
 $menu-collapse-text: #777;
 $menu-collapse-focus-icon: #555;
 
+$dashboard-accent-1: $highlight-color;
+$dashboard-accent-2: desaturate( lighten( $highlight-color, 7% ), 15% );
 $dashboard-icon-background: $text-color;
 
 @import "../_admin.scss";
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/midnight/colors.scss b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/midnight/colors.scss
index acb2cc29d2..a46eea3ae6 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/midnight/colors.scss
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/midnight/colors.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ $base-color: #363b3f;
 $highlight-color: #e14d43;
 $notification-color: #69a8bb;
 
-$dashboard-accent-1: $notification-color;
-$dashboard-icon-background: $highlight-color;
+$dashboard-accent-2: mix($base-color, $notification-color, 90%);
 
 @import "../_admin.scss";
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/images/dashboard-background.svg b/src/wp-admin/images/dashboard-background.svg
index 4036371f8f..58dab0607c 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/images/dashboard-background.svg
+++ b/src/wp-admin/images/dashboard-background.svg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
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diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index 2beb5466ec..df1cfa1881 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -2095,7 +2095,6 @@ function wp_welcome_panel() {
 			<?php if ( $is_block_theme ) : ?>
 				<h3><?php _e( 'Switch up your site&#8217;s look & feel with Styles' ); ?></h3>
 				<p><?php _e( 'Tweak your site, or give it a whole new look! Get creative &#8212; how about a new color palette or font?' ); ?></p>
-				<a href="<?php echo esc_url( admin_url( 'site-editor.php?styles=open' ) ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Edit styles' ); ?></a>
 			<?php else : ?>
 				<h3><?php _e( 'Discover a new way to build your site.' ); ?></h3>
 				<p><?php _e( 'There is a new kind of WordPress theme, called a block theme, that lets you build the site you&#8217;ve always wanted &#8212; with blocks and styles.' ); ?></p>