diff --git a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/api.css b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/api.css
index 67fc636548..b061eb553b 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/api.css
+++ b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/api.css
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 .api-actions {
   margin: 0 !important;
   padding: 0;
-  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.03) !important;
+  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.15) !important;
 }
 
 .api-actions .container {
diff --git a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/collectionsView.css b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/collectionsView.css
index 305a212050..50f199f52e 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/collectionsView.css
+++ b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/collectionsView.css
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 .thumbnails2 {
   padding-top: 1px !important;
-  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
+  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
   margin-left:0;
   margin-bottom:0;
 }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   padding-right: 0px;
   padding-bottom: 5px;
   padding-top: 40px;
-  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
+  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
 }
 
 .thumbnails li {
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ border-top: 0;
 }
 
 #collectionsDropdown2, #dashboardDropdownOut, #foxxDropdownOut {
-  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
+  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
   position:relative;
   display:none;
   margin-left: 5px;
diff --git a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/documentsView.css b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/documentsView.css
index f2866542a8..5a7ccc6938 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/documentsView.css
+++ b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/documentsView.css
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ table.dataTable thead th {
 }
 
 #documentsFooterBox {
-  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.03);
+  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
   height: 56px;
 }
 
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ table.dataTable thead th {
 }
 
 .arangoDropdown {
-  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
+  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
   margin-bottom: -10px;
 }
 
 #filterHeader, #importHeader, .arangoDropdownIn {
-  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
+  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
   padding-top: 10px;
   padding-left: 10px;
   padding-right: 10px;
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ table.dataTable thead th {
   padding-left: 5px;
   padding-right: 5px;
   padding-top: 40px;
-  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
+  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
 }
 
 #documentsTableID thead {
diff --git a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/layout.css b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/layout.css
index 8684b849ef..445af0cd08 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/layout.css
+++ b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/layout.css
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ textarea, .alert {
 
 body {
   background-color: white !important;
-  background: url("../img/bg_paper.gif") repeat scroll 0 0 #E5E1DD !important;
+  /*background: url("../img/bg_paper.gif") repeat scroll 0 0 #E5E1DD !important;*/
 }
 
 #footer {
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ table .sorting {
 
 /* ABOUT VIEW */
 #aboutDiv {
-  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.03);
+  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
   padding-bottom: 5px;
 }
 
diff --git a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/queryView.css b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/queryView.css
index 2d7c5d3a13..2223405d46 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/queryView.css
+++ b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/css/queryView.css
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 }
 
 #queryDiv {
-  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.03);
+  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
   margin-top: 0px !important;
   padding-top: 33px !important;
   padding-left: 5px;