diff --git a/zdblack/theme/colours.css b/zdblack/theme/colours.css
index e6aa710..3ce6eb0 100644
--- a/zdblack/theme/colours.css
+++ b/zdblack/theme/colours.css
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ Colours and backgrounds for forms.css
 ----------------------------------------*/
 select {
 	border-color: #336b99;
-	background-color: #666666;
+	background-color: #999999;
 	border-style: solid;
 }
 
@@ -1026,13 +1026,13 @@ fieldset.quick-login input.inputbox {
 ----------------------------------------*/
 
 message-box textarea {
-	color: #a7a7a9;
+	color: #bbbbbb;
 }
 
 /* Input field styles
 ---------------------------------------- */
 .inputbox {
-	background-color: #1c2027; 
+	background-color: #111215; 
 	border-color: #336b99;
 	border-style: solid;
 	color: #a7a7a9;
diff --git a/zdblack/theme/forms.css b/zdblack/theme/forms.css
index b1a4f26..8bdeb52 100644
--- a/zdblack/theme/forms.css
+++ b/zdblack/theme/forms.css
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ fieldset.submit-buttons input {
 	min-width: 100%;
 	max-width: 100%;
 	font-size: 1.2em;
-	color: #888888;
+	color: #bfbfbf;
 }
 
 /* Emoticons panel */