diff --git a/public/css/icinga/layout-colors.less b/public/css/icinga/layout-colors.less
index c6b6576bc..aa11f3288 100644
--- a/public/css/icinga/layout-colors.less
+++ b/public/css/icinga/layout-colors.less
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 
 #sidebar {
   background-color: #eee;
-  -moz-box-shadow: inset -0.4em 0 0.4em -0.4em #555;
-  -webkit-box-shadow: inset -0.4em 0 0.4em -0.4em #555;
-  box-shadow: inset -0.4em 0 0.4em -0.4em #555;
+  -moz-box-shadow: inset -0.3em 0 0.3em -0.3em #555;
+  -webkit-box-shadow: inset -0.3em 0 0.3em -0.3em #555;
+  box-shadow: inset -0.3em 0 0.3em -0.3em #555;
 }
 
 #header {
diff --git a/public/css/icinga/layout-structure.less b/public/css/icinga/layout-structure.less
index 97242c9bd..c2a113333 100644
--- a/public/css/icinga/layout-structure.less
+++ b/public/css/icinga/layout-structure.less
@@ -151,14 +151,12 @@ html {
 
 .dashboard > div.container h1, .container .content h1, .container .controls h1, .content h3 {
   line-height: 2em;
-  font-size: 1em;
+  font-size: 0.95em;
   padding-left: 1em;
-  background-color: #555;
-  color: white;
-  border: none;
-  border-radius: 0.2em;
-  -moz-border-radius: 0.2em;
-  -webkit-border-radius: 0.2em;
+  background-color: #eee;
+  color: #666;
+  border: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
+  border-left: 5px solid #049baf;
 }
 
 .content h3 {
diff --git a/public/css/icinga/tabs.less b/public/css/icinga/tabs.less
index 8b4adc664..dedba8345 100644
--- a/public/css/icinga/tabs.less
+++ b/public/css/icinga/tabs.less
@@ -33,16 +33,17 @@ ul.tabs li a {
 }
 
 ul.tabs > li > a {
+  color: white;
 }
 
 ul.tabs > li > a:focus {
-  color: #eee;
-  text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #ddd;
+  color: #666;
+  text-shadow: none;
 }
 
 ul.tabs > li.active > a:focus {
-  text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #555;
-  color: #555;
+  text-shadow: none;
+  color: #666;
 }
 
 ul.tabs li.dropdown > a{
@@ -51,7 +52,10 @@ ul.tabs li.dropdown > a{
 
 ul.tabs li.active a, ul.tabs li.dropdown:hover a, ul.tabs li.dropdown.hover a {
   background-color: white;
-  color: #333;
+  filter:alpha(opacity=80); /* IE */
+  -moz-opacity: 0.80; /* Mozilla */
+  opacity: 0.80; /* Opera */
+  color: black;
 }
 
 .impact ul.tabs li.active a, .impact ul.tabs li.dropdown:hover, .impact ul.tabs li.dropdown.hover a {
@@ -69,11 +73,11 @@ ul.tabs li a:hover {
 ul.dropdown-menu {
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
-  background-color: #555;
+  background-color: #eee;
   position: absolute;
   overflow: hidden;
   z-index: 1000;
-  border: 1px solid #555;
+  border: 1px solid #d9d9d9;
   border-top: none;
   margin-left: -1px;
 }