diff --git a/cockatrice/src/handzone.cpp b/cockatrice/src/handzone.cpp
index f94f5be0..80e1194c 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/handzone.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/handzone.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ QRectF HandZone::boundingRect() const
 void HandZone::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem * /*option*/, QWidget * /*widget*/)
 {
     if (bgPixmap.isNull())
-        painter->fillRect(boundingRect(), QColor(80, 100, 50));
+        painter->fillRect(boundingRect(), QColor(30, 30, 30));
     else
         painter->fillRect(boundingRect(), QBrush(bgPixmap));
 }
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/tablezone.cpp b/cockatrice/src/tablezone.cpp
index 68d22c47..de53507f 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/tablezone.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/tablezone.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "pb/command_set_card_attr.pb.h"
 
 
-const QColor TableZone::BACKGROUND_COLOR    = QColor(70, 50, 100);
+const QColor TableZone::BACKGROUND_COLOR    = QColor(100, 100, 100);
 const QColor TableZone::FADE_MASK           = QColor(0, 0, 0, 80);
 const QColor TableZone::GRADIENT_COLOR      = QColor(255, 255, 255, 150);
 const QColor TableZone::GRADIENT_COLORLESS  = QColor(255, 255, 255, 0);