diff --git a/web/kiri/index.css b/web/kiri/index.css
index 98afdc48..9818227a 100644
--- a/web/kiri/index.css
+++ b/web/kiri/index.css
@@ -1177,11 +1177,11 @@ details[open] summary::after {
 }
 #mode-tools > span:hover {
     border-color: var(--appname-blue);
-    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
+    background-color: var(--menu-hover-bg);
 }
 #mode-tools > span.selected {
     border-color: var(--appname-blue);
-    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
+    background-color: var(--menu-active-bg);
 }
 /** fdm extruder drop-down */
 #ft-nozzle .splat {
diff --git a/web/moto/menubar.css b/web/moto/menubar.css
index e42c97fe..4e6492df 100644
--- a/web/moto/menubar.css
+++ b/web/moto/menubar.css
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 #menubar .top-menu > span:hover {
     border-color: var(--appname-blue);
-    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
+    background-color: var(--menu-hover-bg);
 }
 
 #menubar .top-menu > span:hover .top-menu-drop {
@@ -156,9 +156,13 @@
     min-width: 16px;
 }
 
-#menubar .top-menu-drop .content > div:hover,
+#menubar .top-menu-drop .content > div:hover {
+    border-color: var(--appname-blue);
+    background-color: var(--menu-hover-bg);
+}
+
 #menubar .top-menu-drop .content > div.selected,
 #menubar .top-menu > span.selected {
     border-color: var(--appname-blue);
-    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
+    background-color: var(--menu-active-bg);
 }
diff --git a/web/moto/palette.css b/web/moto/palette.css
index 30f9e5b4..3b431ba7 100644
--- a/web/moto/palette.css
+++ b/web/moto/palette.css
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 :root {
     --appname-blue: #5a9fd4;
     --menubar-vsep: rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
-    --menubar-back: rgba(128,128,128,0.5);
+    --menubar-back: rgba(255,255,255,1);
     --menubar-fore: rgba(20,20,20,1.0);
+    --menu-hover-bg: rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+    --menu-active-bg: rgba(90,159,212,0.22);
     --border-gray:  rgba(128,128,128,0.5);
 }
 
@@ -17,5 +19,7 @@
     --menubar-vsep: rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
     --menubar-back: rgba(35,35,35,1);
     --menubar-fore: rgba(250,250,250,1.0);
+    --menu-hover-bg: rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
+    --menu-active-bg: rgba(90,159,212,0.32);
     --border-gray:  rgba(128,128,128,0.5);
 }