diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 185da1cfe..19959021f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@
     <color name="text_background">#90000000</color>
     <color name="item_white_background">#ffffffff</color>
     <color name="main_background_dark">#000000</color>
-    <color name="main_background_light">#bdbdbd</color>
+    <color name="main_background_light">#ffffff</color>
     <color name="commons_app_blue_dark">#33FFFFFF</color>
     <color name="commons_app_blue_light">#33FFFFFF</color>
     <color name="activity_welcome_background_dark">#0c609c</color>
     <color name="activity_welcome_background_light">#0c609c</color>
+    <color name="action_bar_blue">#0c609c</color>
+    <color name="status_bar_blue">#08436d</color>
     <color name="sub_background_dark">#20ffffff</color>
     <color name="sub_background_light">#20ffffff</color>
     <color name="fragment_categorisation_background_dark">#AA000000</color>
-    <color name="fragment_categorisation_background_light">#44ffffff</color>
+    <color name="fragment_categorisation_background_light">#AA000000</color>
     <color name="button_background_dark">#90000000</color>
     <color name="button_background_light">#B0000000</color>
     <color name="upload_overlay_background_dark">#77000000</color>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 40c4f6311..8d5282cab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <item name="iconUndo">@drawable/ic_undo_white_24dp</item>
     </style>
 
-    <style name="LightAppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
+    <style name="LightAppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
         <item name="mainBackground">@color/main_background_light</item>
         <item name="semitransparentText">@color/commons_app_blue_light</item>
         <item name="commonsAppBlue">@color/activity_welcome_background_light</item>
@@ -25,11 +25,14 @@
         <item name="buttonBackground">@color/button_background_light</item>
         <item name="uploadOverlayBackground">@color/upload_overlay_background_light</item>
         <item name="toggleButtonIcon">@drawable/toggle</item>
-        <item name="iconSend">@drawable/ic_send_black_24dp</item>
-        <item name="iconSave">@drawable/ic_save_black_24dp</item>
-        <item name="iconCamera">@drawable/ic_photo_camera_black_24dp</item>
-        <item name="iconPhoto">@drawable/ic_photo_black_24dp</item>
-        <item name="iconUndo">@drawable/ic_undo_black_24dp</item>
+        <item name="iconSend">@drawable/ic_send_white_24dp</item>
+        <item name="iconSave">@drawable/ic_save_white_24dp</item>
+        <item name="iconCamera">@drawable/ic_photo_camera_white_24dp</item>
+        <item name="iconPhoto">@drawable/ic_photo_white_24dp</item>
+        <item name="iconUndo">@drawable/ic_undo_white_24dp</item>
+
+        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/action_bar_blue</item>
+        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/status_bar_blue</item>
     </style>
 
     <style name="SpinnerTheme" parent="LightAppTheme">