diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/echonest/EchonestSteerer.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/echonest/EchonestSteerer.cpp
index 1678a1fbe..c9fcc1aa4 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/echonest/EchonestSteerer.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/echonest/EchonestSteerer.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ EchonestSteerer::EchonestSteerer( QWidget* parent )
     m_fadeAnim = new QPropertyAnimation( this, "opacity", this );
     m_fadeAnim->setDuration( ANIM_DURATION );
     m_fadeAnim->setStartValue( 0 );
-    m_fadeAnim->setEndValue( .86 );
+    m_fadeAnim->setEndValue( .7 );
     resize( sizeHint() );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/widgets/DynamicSetupWidget.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/widgets/DynamicSetupWidget.cpp
index d3c05aff3..fb23be2fc 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/widgets/DynamicSetupWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/widgets/DynamicSetupWidget.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ DynamicSetupWidget::DynamicSetupWidget( const Tomahawk::dynplaylist_ptr& playlis
     m_fadeAnim = new QPropertyAnimation( this, "opacity" );
     m_fadeAnim->setDuration( 250 );
     m_fadeAnim->setStartValue( 0.00 );
-    m_fadeAnim->setEndValue( .86 );
+    m_fadeAnim->setEndValue( .70 );
 
     setSizePolicy( QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Fixed );
     resize( sizeHint() );
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/widgets/DynamicWidget.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/widgets/DynamicWidget.cpp
index f3248eccc..0098a927f 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/widgets/DynamicWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/playlist/dynamic/widgets/DynamicWidget.cpp
@@ -413,9 +413,11 @@ DynamicWidget::paintRoundedFilledRect( QPainter& p, QPalette& pal, QRect& r, qre
     p.setRenderHint( QPainter::Antialiasing );
     p.setOpacity( opacity );
 
-    QPen pen( pal.dark().color(), .5 );
+    QColor c( 30, 30, 30 );
+
+    QPen pen( c.darker(), .5 );
     p.setPen( pen );
-    p.setBrush( pal.highlight() );
+    p.setBrush( c );
 
     p.drawRoundedRect( r, 10, 10 );