diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
index 9669b20e38..aa8de5bb8f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour3_ui_default.conf
@@ -656,19 +656,19 @@
     <Option name="route button: text mid" value="000000ff"/>
     <Option name="mixer strip button: border start" value="b7b7d2ff"/>
     <Option name="mixer strip button: border end" value="000000ff"/>
-    <Option name="mixer strip button: border start selected" value="8e8e9aff"/>
-    <Option name="mixer strip button: border end selected" value="5b5b67ff"/>
+    <Option name="mixer strip button: border start selected" value="9a908eff"/>
+    <Option name="mixer strip button: border end selected" value="675c5bff"/>
     <Option name="mixer strip button: fill start" value="56565dff"/>
     <Option name="mixer strip button: fill end" value="484856ff"/>
-    <Option name="mixer strip button: fill start active" value="4d4d4dff"/>
-    <Option name="mixer strip button: fill end active" value="121212ff"/>
-    <Option name="mixer strip button: fill start mid" value="57565dff"/>
-    <Option name="mixer strip button: fill end mid" value="484856ff"/>
+    <Option name="mixer strip button: fill start active" value="ffd993ff"/>
+    <Option name="mixer strip button: fill end active" value="ffa500ff"/>
+    <Option name="mixer strip button: fill start mid" value="5d5856ff"/>
+    <Option name="mixer strip button: fill end mid" value="564d48ff"/>
     <Option name="mixer strip button: led" value="4f3300ff"/>
     <Option name="mixer strip button: led active" value="ffa500ff"/>
     <Option name="mixer strip button: led mid" value="b87700ff"/>
-    <Option name="mixer strip button: text" value="c7c7d8ff"/>
-    <Option name="mixer strip button: text active" value="c8c8d9ff"/>
+    <Option name="mixer strip button: text" value="c7c7d7ff"/>
+    <Option name="mixer strip button: text active" value="000000ff"/>
     <Option name="mixer strip button: text mid" value="000000ff"/>
     <Option name="mixer strip name button: border start" value="b7b7d2ff"/>
     <Option name="mixer strip name button: border end" value="000000ff"/>