diff --git a/src/core/style.zig b/src/core/style.zig
index 3d8770d..3ff7616 100644
--- a/src/core/style.zig
+++ b/src/core/style.zig
@@ -1039,8 +1039,8 @@ fn deriveDarkPalette(base: Color) PanelColorScheme {
     const dark_border = Color.rgb(60, 60, 65);
 
     return .{
-        // Backgrounds: subtle tint of base color (5% base, 95% black)
-        .fondo_con_focus = base.blendTowards(black, 95),
+        // Backgrounds: visible tint of base color (15% base, 85% black)
+        .fondo_con_focus = base.blendTowards(black, 85),
         .fondo_sin_focus = black,
 
         // Text: high contrast