diff --git a/ui/js/util/setTheme.js b/ui/js/util/setTheme.js
index 71c101298..9add03811 100644
--- a/ui/js/util/setTheme.js
+++ b/ui/js/util/setTheme.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { existsSync } from "fs";
 import { remote } from "electron";
 
 function setTheme(name) {
+  /*
   const link = document.getElementById("theme");
   const file = `${name}.css`;
   const path = `${remote.app.getAppPath()}/dist/themes/${file}`;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ function setTheme(name) {
     link.href = `./themes/light.css`;
     lbry.setClientSetting("theme", "light");
   }
+  */
 }
 
 export default setTheme;
diff --git a/ui/scss/_vars.scss b/ui/scss/_vars.scss
index c2006d588..5d9e3a75c 100644
--- a/ui/scss/_vars.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/_vars.scss
@@ -4,13 +4,18 @@
 
   /* Colors */
   --color-primary: #155B4A;
-  --color-black-transparent: rgba(32,32,32,0.9);
+  --color-primary-light: saturate(lighten(#155B4A, 50%), 20%);
+  --color-light-alt: hsl(hue(#155B4A), 15, 85);
+  --color-dark-overlay: rgba(32,32,32,0.9);
   --color-help: rgba(0,0,0,.6);
   --color-notice: #8a6d3b;
   --color-error: #a94442;
   --color-load-screen-text: #c3c3c3;
   --color-money: #216C2A;
   --color-meta-light: #505050;
+  --color-canvas: #f5f5f5;
+  --color-bg: #ffffff;
+  --color-bg-alt: #D9D9D9;
 
   /* Font */
   --font-size: 16px;
@@ -22,8 +27,6 @@
   --box-shadow-focus: 2px 4px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.14),2px 5px 3px -2px rgba(0,0,0,.2),2px 3px 7px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.12);
 
   /* Misc */
-  --page-constrained-width: 800px;
-  --mobile-width-threshold: 801px;
   --content-max-width: 1000px;
   --standard-transition: .225s ease;
   --nsfw-blur-intensity: 20px;
@@ -49,10 +52,10 @@
   --header-height: $spacing-vertical * 2.5;
 
   /* Window */
-  --window-bg: #f5f5f5;
+  --window-bg: var(--color-canvas);
 
   /* Card */
-  --card-bg: #FFF;
+  --card-bg: var(--color-bg);
   --card-hover-translate: 10px;
   --card-margin: $spacing-vertical * 2/3;
   --card-max-width: $width-page-constrained;
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@
 
   /* Tooltip */
   --tooltip-body-width: 300px;
-  --tooltip-bg: #FFF;
+  --tooltip-bg: var(--color-bg);
   --tooltip-color: var(--text-color);
   --tooltip-shadow: var(--box-shadow-layer);
 }
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/_modal.scss b/ui/scss/component/_modal.scss
index f1cd56834..c320a6475 100644
--- a/ui/scss/component/_modal.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/component/_modal.scss
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 }
 
 .error-modal-overlay {
-  background: var(--color-dark-transparent);
+  background: var(--color-dark-overlay);
 }
 
 .error-modal__content {
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/_snack-bar.scss b/ui/scss/component/_snack-bar.scss
index be517ee41..1d057b16f 100644
--- a/ui/scss/component/_snack-bar.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/component/_snack-bar.scss
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ $padding-snack-horizontal: $spacing-vertical;
   margin-right: auto;
   min-width: 300px;
   max-width: 500px;
-  background: var(--color-black-transparent);
+  background: var(--color-dark-overlay);
   color: #f0f0f0;
 
   display: flex;
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/_video.scss b/ui/scss/component/_video.scss
index 5540c635a..0f7f860ff 100644
--- a/ui/scss/component/_video.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/component/_video.scss
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ video {
   font-size: $spacing-vertical * 3;
   color: white;
   z-index: 1;
-  background: var(--color-black-transparent);
+  background: var(--color-dark-overlay);
   opacity: 0.6;
   left: 0;
   top: 0;