diff --git a/src/_sass/gtk/apps/_gnome-4.0.scss b/src/_sass/gtk/apps/_gnome-4.0.scss
index b506b83..e1bfed5 100644
--- a/src/_sass/gtk/apps/_gnome-4.0.scss
+++ b/src/_sass/gtk/apps/_gnome-4.0.scss
@@ -40,9 +40,12 @@
       > viewport {
         > list.navigation-sidebar {
           padding: 16px 0 16px 0;
+          background: none;
+
           @if ($theme == 'nord') {
             background: background(e);
           }
+
           border-radius: $window-radius - $space-size;
 
           > separator { background: none; }
@@ -124,9 +127,11 @@
 
               > revealer > box {
                 color: $primary;
+
                 @if ($theme == 'nord') {
                   background: background(g);
-                } @else{
+                } @else {
+                  background-color: $base;
                   border-image-width: 10px 10px 10px 46px;
                   border-image-slice: 10 10 10 46;
                   border-image-repeat: stretch;
diff --git a/src/gnome-shell/sass/_colors.scss b/src/gnome-shell/sass/_colors.scss
index afd5233..936f8a1 100644
--- a/src/gnome-shell/sass/_colors.scss
+++ b/src/gnome-shell/sass/_colors.scss
@@ -40,19 +40,21 @@
 $shl_dark: $black;
 $shl_light: $white;
 $fg_base_light: $shl_light;
+$bg_base_light: $white;
 $bg_base_dark: #202020;
 
 @if ($theme == 'nord'){
   $shl_dark: $nord0;
   $shl_light: $nord7;
   $fg_base_light: $nord4;
+  $bg_base_light: $nord6;
   $bg_base_dark: $shl_dark;
 }
 
 
 // Foreground colors
 $dark_fg_color:   rgba($shl_dark, 0.87);
-$light_fg_color:  $shl_light;
+$light_fg_color:  white;
 $button_fg_color: if($variant == 'light', rgba($shl_dark, 0.62), rgba($shl_light, 0.8)); // extra fg color for raised buttons
 
 $fg_color:                             if($variant == 'light', rgba($shl_dark, 0.87), rgba($fg_base_light, 0.9));
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ $inverse_divider_color:                rgba($fg_base_light, 0.15);
 
 // Background colors
 $dark_color:            if($blackness == 'true' and $variant == 'dark', $black, $bg_base_dark);
-$base_color:            if($variant =='dark', $dark_color, $shl_light);
+$base_color:            if($variant =='dark', $dark_color, $bg_base_light);
 $alt_base_color:        if($variant =='dark', lighten($base_color, 25%), darken($base_color, 25%));
 
 $dark_bg_color:         rgba($dark_color, 0.9);