diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/dark.colors b/gtk2_ardour/dark.colors
index a7c40bd8e3..b684d31df0 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/dark.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/dark.colors
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
     <Color name="color 10" value="0xf0f0f0ff"/>
     <Color name="color 100" value="0xe49c9cff"/>
     <Color name="color 101" value="0xa06000ff"/>
-    <Color name="color 102" value="0x70727fcc"/>
-    <Color name="color 103" value="0x1e7727f9"/>
+    <Color name="color 103" value="0x1e7727ff"/>
     <Color name="color 104" value="0x7f7f7fff"/>
     <Color name="color 105" value="0x99967950"/>
     <Color name="color 11" value="0x9496a3cc"/>
@@ -486,8 +485,7 @@
   <Modifiers>
     <Modifier name="crossfade alpha" modifier="= alpha:0.1803"/>
     <Modifier name="stereo panner inverted" modifier="= alpha:0.7882"/>
-    <Modifier name="modifier 102" modifier="= alpha:0.8"/>
-    <Modifier name="modifier 103" modifier="= alpha:0.9764"/>
+    <Modifier name="loop rectangle" modifier="= alpha:0.9764"/>
     <Modifier name="modifier 105" modifier="= alpha:3137"/>
     <Modifier name="modifier 11" modifier="= alpha:0.8"/>
     <Modifier name="modifier 24" modifier="= alpha:0.7725"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas.cc
index 7f1d6f4a15..5c5bade059 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas.cc
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ Editor::color_handler()
 	transport_bar_drag_rect->set_fill_color (ARDOUR_UI::config()->color ("transport drag rect"));
 	transport_bar_drag_rect->set_outline_color (ARDOUR_UI::config()->color ("transport drag rect"));
 
-	transport_loop_range_rect->set_fill_color (ARDOUR_UI::config()->color ("transport loop rect"));
+	transport_loop_range_rect->set_fill_color (ARDOUR_UI::config()->color_mod ("transport loop rect", "loop rectangle"));
 	transport_loop_range_rect->set_outline_color (ARDOUR_UI::config()->color ("transport loop rect"));
 
 	transport_punch_range_rect->set_fill_color (ARDOUR_UI::config()->color ("transport punch rect"));