diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
index 8b41da1e3e..e5ffb95e23 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@
     <Option name="measure line bar" value="d7d9d99c"/>
     <Option name="measure line beat" value="b5b5b576"/>
     <Option name="meter bar" value="626470ff"/>
-    <Option name="meter fill min" value="ffa500ff"/>
+    <Option name="meter fill min" value="0000ffff"/>
+    <Option name="meter fill mid" value="73f9baff"/>
+    <Option name="meter fill max" value="00fd5dff"/>
     <Option name="meter fill clip" value="ff0000ff"/>
-    <Option name="meter fill mid" value="ffa500ff"/>
-    <Option name="meter fill max" value="ffa500ff"/>
     <Option name="midi meter fill min" value="effaa100"/>
     <Option name="midi meter fill clip" value="f83913ff"/>
     <Option name="midi meter fill mid" value="8fc78e00"/>
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     <Option name="piano roll black outline" value="f4f4f476"/>
     <Option name="piano roll black" value="6c6e6a6b"/>
     <Option name="piano roll white" value="979b9565"/>
-    <Option name="play head" value="000000ff"/>
+    <Option name="play head" value="ff0000ff"/>
     <Option name="processor automation line" value="7aa3f9ff"/>
     <Option name="punch line" value="a80000ff"/>
     <Option name="range drag bar rect" value="969696c6"/>
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@
     <Option name="rubber band rect" value="c6c6c659"/>
     <Option name="selected crossfade editor line" value="00dbdbff"/>
     <Option name="selected crossfade editor wave" value="f9ea14a0"/>
-    <Option name="selected region base" value="46465cff"/>
-    <Option name="selected waveform fill" value="bfbfbfff"/>
-    <Option name="selected waveform outline" value="000000ff"/>
-    <Option name="selection rect" value="9de4d57b"/>
+    <Option name="selected region base" value="51518a97"/>
+    <Option name="selected waveform fill" value="51518ac8"/>
+    <Option name="selected waveform outline" value="0f0f0fcc"/>
+    <Option name="selection rect" value="e8f4d377"/>
     <Option name="selection" value="636363b2"/>
     <Option name="shuttle" value="6bb620ff"/>
     <Option name="silence" value="9efffd7a"/>