diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/dark.colors b/gtk2_ardour/dark.colors
index ce5b928c0c..b5030e2e0b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/dark.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/dark.colors
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     <Color name="color 61" value="0x20242aff"/>
     <Color name="color 63" value="0x5566ffff"/>
     <Color name="color 64" value="0xa7acd4ff"/>
-    <Color name="color 65" value="0xb8cca35f"/>
+    <Color name="color 65" value="0xb8cca3ff"/>
     <Color name="color 66" value="0x4f2f00ff"/>
     <Color name="color 67" value="0x121212ff"/>
     <Color name="color 68" value="0xc57805ff"/>
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@
     <Modifier name="midi frame base" modifier="= alpha:0.4"/>
     <Modifier name="midi patch change fill" modifier="= alpha:0.6274"/>
     <Modifier name="stereo panner inverted bg" modifier="= alpha:0.7529"/>
-    <Modifier name="modifier 65" modifier="= alpha:0.3725"/>
+    <Modifier name="midi track base" modifier="= alpha:0.3725"/>
     <Modifier name="modifier 74" modifier="= alpha:0.7882"/>
     <Modifier name="modifier 76" modifier="= alpha:0.4196"/>
     <Modifier name="modifier 95" modifier="= alpha:0.4666"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc
index 6af17ced4e..632a5bca50 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ MidiStreamView::color_handler ()
 	draw_note_lines ();
 
 	if (_trackview.is_midi_track()) {
-		canvas_rect->set_fill_color (ARDOUR_UI::config()->color ("midi track base"));
+		canvas_rect->set_fill_color (ARDOUR_UI::config()->color_mod ("midi track base", "midi track base"));
 	} else {
 		canvas_rect->set_fill_color (ARDOUR_UI::config()->color ("midi bus base"));
 	}