diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/Base.css b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/Base.css
index 642fe8dcf88..2db5a049c00 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/Base.css
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/Base.css
@@ -1032,3 +1032,7 @@ We want to have a look that matches our icons in the tool-bar */
     -fx-font-size: 1.5em;
     -fx-padding: 1em 0em 1em 0em;
 }
+
+.dialog-pane {
+    -fx-background-color: -fx-control-inner-background;
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/help/AboutDialog.css b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/help/AboutDialog.css
index 8406e6c9ddf..9793ab8df1e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/help/AboutDialog.css
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/help/AboutDialog.css
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 .about-heading {
     -fx-font-size: 30;
+    -fx-text-fill: -jr-theme;
 }
 
 .about-heading:pressed {
-	-fx-text-fill: -fx-focus-color;
+    -fx-text-fill: -jr-selected;
 }
 
 .top-padding {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
 }
 
 .info-sections {
-	-fx-padding: 5px;
+    -fx-padding: 5px;
 }
 
 .logo-pane {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/PreferencesDialog.css b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/PreferencesDialog.css
index d65cfddeed0..8933d9096a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/PreferencesDialog.css
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/PreferencesDialog.css
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #sideMenu {
-    -fx-background-color: -jr-white;
+    -fx-background-color: -fx-control-inner-background;
     -fx-border-color: -fx-outer-border;
     -fx-border-width: 1;
 }
 
 #sideMenu > .virtual-flow > .clipped-container > .sheet > .list-cell {
     -fx-padding: 8 8 8 8;
-    -fx-background: -jr-white;
+    -fx-background: -fx-control-inner-background;
 }
 
 .preferencePaneContainer {