diff --git a/wp-admin/css/color-picker.css b/wp-admin/css/color-picker.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2655302fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wp-admin/css/color-picker.css
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+.wp-color-picker {
+	width: 80px;
+}
+.wp-picker-container .hidden {
+	display: none;
+}
+.wp-color-result {
+	background-color: #f9f9f9;
+	border: 1px solid #c4c4c4;
+	-moz-border-radius: 4px;
+	-webkit-border-radius: 4px;
+	border-radius: 4px;
+	box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.05);
+	-moz-box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.05);
+	-ms-box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.05);
+	-o-box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.05);
+	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.05);
+	cursor: pointer;
+	display: inline-block;
+	height: 21px;
+	margin: 0 6px 1px 0px;
+	position: relative;
+	top: 1px;
+	user-select: none;
+	-moz-user-select: none;
+	-ms-user-select: none;
+	-webkit-user-select: none;
+	vertical-align: bottom;
+	display: inline-block;
+	padding-left: 30px;
+}
+.wp-color-result::after {
+	background-color: #f9f9f9;
+	background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #fff 0%, #eee 100%);
+	background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #fff 0%, #eee 100%);
+	background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #fff 0%, #eee 100%);
+	background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #fff 0%, #eee 100%);
+	background-image: linear-gradient(top, #fff 0%, #eee 100%);
+	-moz-border-radius-bottomright: 3px;
+	-moz-border-radius-topright: 3px;
+	-webkit-border-radius: 0 3px 3px 0;
+	border-radius: 0 3px 3px 0;
+	border-bottom-right-radius: 3px;
+	border-left: 1px solid #c4c4c4;
+	content: attr( title );
+	color: #555;
+	display: block;
+	font-size: 11px;
+	line-height: 21px;
+	padding: 0 6px;
+	position: relative;
+	right: 0px;
+	text-align: center;
+	top: 0px;
+}
+.wp-color-result:hover {
+	border-color: #aaa;
+	box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+	-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+	-ms-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+	-o-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+	-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+}
+.wp-color-result:hover:after {
+	color: #222;
+	border-color: #aaa;
+	border-left: 1px solid #999;
+}
+.wp-color-result.wp-picker-open {
+	top: 0;
+	/*width: 5px;*/
+}
+.wp-color-result.wp-picker-open:after {
+	content: attr( data-current );
+}
+.wp-picker-container, .wp-picker-container:active {
+	display: inline-block;
+	outline: 0;
+}
+.wp-color-result:focus {
+	border-color: #888;
+	-moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
+	-ms-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
+	-o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
+	-webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
+	box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
+}
+.wp-color-result:focus:after {
+	border-color: #888;
+}
+.wp-picker-container .button {
+	margin-left: 6px;
+}
+.wp-picker-container .iris-square-slider .ui-slider-handle:focus {
+	background-color: #555
+}
+.wp-picker-container .iris-picker {
+	border-color: #dfdfdf;
+	margin-top: 6px;
+}
+input[type="text"].iris-error {
+	background-color: #ffebe8;
+	border-color: #c00;
+	color: #000;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/color-picker.min.css b/wp-admin/css/color-picker.min.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/wp-admin/custom-background.php b/wp-admin/custom-background.php
index 05d3006a2a..18dd786c70 100644
--- a/wp-admin/custom-background.php
+++ b/wp-admin/custom-background.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class Custom_Background {
 		add_thickbox();
 		wp_enqueue_script('media-upload');
 		wp_enqueue_script('custom-background');
-		wp_enqueue_style('farbtastic');
+		wp_enqueue_style('wp-color-picker');
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -327,11 +327,12 @@ if ( get_background_image() ) {
 <tr valign="top">
 <th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Background Color' ); ?></th>
 <td><fieldset><legend class="screen-reader-text"><span><?php _e( 'Background Color' ); ?></span></legend>
-<?php $show_clear = get_theme_mod('background_color') ? '' : ' style="display:none"'; ?>
-<input type="text" name="background-color" id="background-color" value="#<?php echo esc_attr(get_background_color()) ?>" />
-<a class="hide-if-no-js" href="#" id="pickcolor"><?php _e('Select a Color'); ?></a> <span<?php echo $show_clear; ?> class="hide-if-no-js" id="clearcolor"> (<a href="#"><?php current_theme_supports( 'custom-background', 'default-color' ) ? _e( 'Default' ) : _e( 'Clear' ); ?></a>)</span>
-<input type="hidden" id="defaultcolor" value="<?php if ( current_theme_supports( 'custom-background', 'default-color' ) ) echo '#' . esc_attr( get_theme_support( 'custom-background', 'default-color' ) ); ?>" />
-<div id="colorPickerDiv" style="z-index: 100; background:#eee; border:1px solid #ccc; position:absolute; display:none;"></div>
+<?php
+$default_color = '';
+if ( current_theme_supports( 'custom-background', 'default-color' ) )
+	$default_color = ' data-default-color="#' . esc_attr( get_theme_support( 'custom-background', 'default-color' ) ) . '"';
+?>
+<input type="text" name="background-color" id="background-color" value="#<?php echo esc_attr( get_background_color() ); ?>"<?php echo $default_color ?> />
 </fieldset></td>
 </tr>
 </tbody>
diff --git a/wp-admin/custom-header.php b/wp-admin/custom-header.php
index 3d66cb3fe3..d1055bd775 100644
--- a/wp-admin/custom-header.php
+++ b/wp-admin/custom-header.php
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class Custom_Image_Header {
 			wp_enqueue_script( 'media-upload' );
 			wp_enqueue_script( 'custom-header' );
 			if ( current_theme_supports( 'custom-header', 'header-text' ) )
-				wp_enqueue_script('farbtastic');
+				wp_enqueue_script( 'wp-color-picker' );
 		} elseif ( 2 == $step ) {
 			wp_enqueue_script('imgareaselect');
 		}
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class Custom_Image_Header {
 		$step = $this->step();
 
 		if ( ( 1 == $step || 3 == $step ) && current_theme_supports( 'custom-header', 'header-text' ) )
-			wp_enqueue_style('farbtastic');
+			wp_enqueue_style( 'wp-color-picker' );
 		elseif ( 2 == $step )
 			wp_enqueue_style('imgareaselect');
 	}
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ class Custom_Image_Header {
 	function js_1() { ?>
 <script type="text/javascript">
 /* <![CDATA[ */
-var farbtastic;
 (function($){
 	var default_color = '#<?php echo get_theme_support( 'custom-header', 'default-text-color' ); ?>',
 		header_text_fields;
@@ -341,7 +340,6 @@ var farbtastic;
 		$('#name').css('color', color);
 		$('#desc').css('color', color);
 		$('#text-color').val(color);
-		farbtastic.setColor(color);
 	}
 
 	function toggle_text() {
@@ -360,45 +358,20 @@ var farbtastic;
 	}
 
 	$(document).ready(function() {
+		var text_color = $('#text-color');
 		header_text_fields = $('.displaying-header-text');
-		$('#pickcolor').click(function(e) {
-			e.preventDefault();
-			$('#color-picker').show();
+		text_color.wpColorPicker({
+			change: function( event, ui ) {
+				pickColor( text_color.wpColorPicker('color') );
+			},
+			clear: function() {
+				pickColor( '' );
+			}
 		});
-
 		$('#display-header-text').click( toggle_text );
-
-		$('#defaultcolor').click(function() {
-			pickColor(default_color);
-			$('#text-color').val(default_color);
-		});
-
-		$('#text-color').keyup(function() {
-			var _hex = $('#text-color').val();
-			var hex = _hex;
-			if ( hex[0] != '#' )
-				hex = '#' + hex;
-			hex = hex.replace(/[^#a-fA-F0-9]+/, '');
-			if ( hex != _hex )
-				$('#text-color').val(hex);
-			if ( hex.length == 4 || hex.length == 7 )
-				pickColor( hex );
-		});
-
-		$(document).mousedown(function(){
-			$('#color-picker').each( function() {
-				var display = $(this).css('display');
-				if (display == 'block')
-					$(this).fadeOut(2);
-			});
-		});
-
-		farbtastic = $.farbtastic('#color-picker', function(color) { pickColor(color); });
-		<?php if ( display_header_text() ) { ?>
-		pickColor('#<?php echo get_header_textcolor(); ?>');
-		<?php } else { ?>
+		<?php if ( ! display_header_text() ) : ?>
 		toggle_text();
-		<?php } ?>
+		<?php endif; ?>
 	});
 })(jQuery);
 /* ]]> */
@@ -647,14 +620,14 @@ var farbtastic;
 <th scope="row"><?php _e( 'Text Color' ); ?></th>
 <td>
 	<p>
-<?php if ( display_header_text() ) : ?>
-		<input type="text" name="text-color" id="text-color" value="#<?php echo esc_attr( get_header_textcolor() ); ?>" />
-<?php else : ?>
-		<input type="text" name="text-color" id="text-color" value="#<?php echo esc_attr( get_theme_support( 'custom-header', 'default-text-color' ) ); ?>" />
-<?php endif; ?>
-		<a href="#" class="hide-if-no-js" id="pickcolor"><?php _e( 'Select a Color' ); ?></a>
+<?php
+$header_textcolor = display_header_text() ? get_header_textcolor() : get_theme_support( 'custom-header', 'default-text-color' );
+$default_color = '';
+if ( current_theme_supports( 'custom-header', 'default-text-color' ) )
+	$default_color = ' data-default-color="#' . esc_attr( get_theme_support( 'custom-header', 'default-text-color' ) ) . '"';
+?>
+		<input type="text" name="text-color" id="text-color" value="#<?php echo esc_attr( $header_textcolor ); ?>"<?php echo $default_color; ?> />
 	</p>
-	<div id="color-picker" style="z-index: 100; background:#eee; border:1px solid #ccc; position:absolute; display:none;"></div>
 </td>
 </tr>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/color-picker.js b/wp-admin/js/color-picker.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60177637f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wp-admin/js/color-picker.js
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+( function( $, undef ){
+
+	// html stuff
+	var _before = '<a tabindex="0" class="wp-color-result" />';
+	var _after = '<div class="wp-picker-holder" />';
+	var _wrap = '<div class="wp-picker-container" />';
+	var _button = '<input type="button" class="button button-tiny hidden" />';
+
+	// jQuery UI Widget constructor
+	var ColorPicker = {
+		options: {
+			defaultColor: false,
+			change: false,
+			clear: false,
+			hide: true
+		},
+		_create: function() {
+			// bail early for IE < 8
+			if ( $.browser.msie && parseInt( $.browser.version, 10 ) < 8 )
+				return;
+			var self = this;
+			var el = self.element;
+			$.extend( self.options, el.data() );
+
+			self.initialValue = el.val();
+
+			// Set up HTML structure, hide things
+			el.addClass( 'wp-color-picker' ).hide().wrap( _wrap );
+			self.wrap = el.parent();
+			self.toggler = $( _before ).insertBefore( el ).css( { backgroundColor: self.initialValue } ).attr( "title", wpColorPickerL10n.pick ).attr( "data-current", wpColorPickerL10n.current );
+			self.pickerContainer = $( _after ).insertAfter( el );
+			self.button = $( _button );
+
+			if ( self.options.defaultColor )
+				self.button.addClass( 'wp-picker-default' ).val( wpColorPickerL10n.defaultString );
+			else
+				self.button.addClass( 'wp-picker-clear' ).val( wpColorPickerL10n.clear );
+
+			self.button.insertAfter( el );
+
+			el.iris( {
+				target: self.pickerContainer,
+				hide: true,
+				change: function( event, ui ) {
+					self.toggler.css( { backgroundColor: ui.color.toString() } );
+					// check for a custom cb
+					if ( $.isFunction( self.options.change ) )
+						self.options.change.call( this, event, ui );
+				}
+			} );
+			el.val( self.initialValue );
+			self._addListeners();
+			if ( ! self.options.hide )
+				self.toggler.click();
+		},
+		_addListeners: function() {
+			var self = this;
+
+			self.toggler.click( function( event ){
+				event.stopPropagation();
+				self.element.toggle().iris( 'toggle' );
+				self.button.toggleClass('hidden');
+				self.toggler.toggleClass( 'wp-picker-open' );
+
+				// close picker when you click outside it
+				if ( self.toggler.hasClass( 'wp-picker-open' ) )
+					$( "body" ).on( 'click', { wrap: self.wrap, toggler: self.toggler }, self._bodyListener );
+				else
+					$( "body" ).off( 'click', self._bodyListener );
+			});
+
+			self.element.change(function( event ) {
+				var me = $(this),
+					val = me.val();
+				// Empty = clear
+				if ( val === '' || val === '#' ) {
+					self.toggler.css('backgroundColor', '');
+					// fire clear callback if we have one
+					if ( $.isFunction( self.options.clear ) )
+						self.options.clear.call( this, event );
+				}
+			});
+
+			// open a keyboard-focused closed picker with space or enter
+			$( document ).keydown( function( e ) {
+				if ( self.toggler.is( ':focus' ) && ( e.keyCode === 13 || e.keyCode === 32 ) ) {
+					e.preventDefault();
+					self.toggler.trigger('click').next().focus();
+				}
+			});
+
+			self.button.click( function( event ) {
+				var me = $(this);
+				if ( me.hasClass( 'wp-picker-clear' ) ) {
+					self.element.val( '' );
+					self.toggler.css('backgroundColor', '');
+					if ( $.isFunction( self.options.clear ) )
+						self.options.clear.call( this, event );
+				} else if ( me.hasClass( 'wp-picker-default' ) ) {
+					self.element.val( self.options.defaultColor ).change();
+				}
+			});
+		},
+		_bodyListener: function( event ) {
+			if ( ! event.data.wrap.find( event.target ).length )
+					event.data.toggler.click();
+		},
+		// $("#input").wpColorPicker('color') returns the current color
+		// $("#input").wpColorPicker('color', '#bada55') to set
+		color: function( newColor ) {
+			if ( newColor === undef )
+				return this.element.iris( "option", "color" );
+
+			this.element.iris( "option", "color", newColor );
+		}
+	}
+
+	$.widget( 'wp.wpColorPicker', ColorPicker );
+}( jQuery ) );
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/color-picker.min.js b/wp-admin/js/color-picker.min.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/custom-background.js b/wp-admin/js/custom-background.js
index 5bf085da2f..bfc0e6a719 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/custom-background.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/custom-background.js
@@ -1,65 +1,23 @@
-var farbtastic, pickColor;
-
 (function($) {
 
-	var defaultColor = '';
-
-	pickColor = function(color) {
-		farbtastic.setColor(color);
-		$('#background-color').val(color);
-		$('#custom-background-image').css('background-color', color);
-		// If we have a default color, and they match, then we need to hide the 'Default' link.
-		// Otherwise, we hide the 'Clear' link when it is empty.
-		if ( ( defaultColor && color === defaultColor ) || ( ! defaultColor && ( '' === color || '#' === color ) ) )
-			$('#clearcolor').hide();
-		else
-			$('#clearcolor').show();
-	}
-
 	$(document).ready(function() {
+		var bgImage = $("#custom-background-image");
 
-		defaultColor = $('#defaultcolor').val();
-
-		$('#pickcolor').click(function() {
-			$('#colorPickerDiv').show();
-			return false;
-		});
-
-		$('#clearcolor a').click( function(e) {
-			pickColor( defaultColor );
-			e.preventDefault();
-		});
-
-		$('#background-color').keyup(function() {
-			var _hex = $('#background-color').val(), hex = _hex;
-			if ( hex.charAt(0) != '#' )
-				hex = '#' + hex;
-			hex = hex.replace(/[^#a-fA-F0-9]+/, '');
-			if ( hex != _hex )
-				$('#background-color').val(hex);
-			if ( hex.length == 4 || hex.length == 7 )
-				pickColor( hex );
+		$('#background-color').wpColorPicker({
+			change: function( event, ui ) {
+				bgImage.css('background-color', ui.color.toString());
+			},
+			clear: function() {
+				bgImage.css('background-color', '');
+			}
 		});
 
 		$('input[name="background-position-x"]').change(function() {
-			$('#custom-background-image').css('background-position', $(this).val() + ' top');
+			bgImage.css('background-position', $(this).val() + ' top');
 		});
 
 		$('input[name="background-repeat"]').change(function() {
-			$('#custom-background-image').css('background-repeat', $(this).val());
-		});
-
-		farbtastic = $.farbtastic('#colorPickerDiv', function(color) {
-			pickColor(color);
-		});
-		pickColor($('#background-color').val());
-
-		$(document).mousedown(function(){
-			$('#colorPickerDiv').each(function(){
-				var display = $(this).css('display');
-				if ( display == 'block' )
-					$(this).fadeOut(2);
-			});
+			bgImage.css('background-repeat', $(this).val());
 		});
 	});
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js b/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js
index 12e0f16a7e..fc8d8ebac4 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.js
@@ -109,27 +109,16 @@
 	api.ColorControl = api.Control.extend({
 		ready: function() {
 			var control = this,
-				rhex, spot, input, text, update;
+				picker = this.container.find('.color-picker-hex');
 
-			rhex   = /^#([A-Fa-f0-9]{3}){0,2}$/;
-			spot   = this.container.find('.dropdown-content');
-			input  = new api.Element( this.container.find('.color-picker-hex') );
-			update = function( color ) {
-				spot.css( 'background', color );
-				control.farbtastic.setColor( color );
-			};
-
-			this.farbtastic = $.farbtastic( this.container.find('.farbtastic-placeholder'), control.setting.set );
-
-			// Only pass through values that are valid hexes/empty.
-			input.sync( this.setting ).validate = function( to ) {
-				return rhex.test( to ) ? to : null;
-			};
-
-			this.setting.bind( update );
-			update( this.setting() );
-
-			this.dropdownInit();
+			picker.val( control.setting() ).wpColorPicker({
+				change: function( event, options ) {
+					control.setting.set( picker.wpColorPicker('color') );
+ 				},
+ 				clear: function() {
+ 					control.setting.set( false );
+ 				}
+			});
 		}
 	});
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/iris.min.js b/wp-admin/js/iris.min.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..348aee7301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wp-admin/js/iris.min.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/*! Iris - v0.9.5 - 2012-09-19
+* https://github.com/Automattic/Iris
+* Copyright (c) 2012 Matt Wiebe; Licensed GPL */
+(function(a,b){function h(){if(d)e="filter";else{var b=a('<div id="iris-gradtest" />'),c="linear-gradient(top,#fff,#000)";a.each(f,function(a,d){b.css("backgroundImage",d+c);if(b.css("backgroundImage").match("gradient"))return e=a,!1}),a.browser.webkit&&e===!1&&(b.css("background","-webkit-gradient(linear,0% 0%,0% 100%,from(#fff),to(#000))"),b.css("backgroundImage").match("gradient")&&(e="webkit")),b.remove()}}function i(b,c){return b=b==="top"?"top":"left",c=a.isArray(c)?c:Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,1),e==="webkit"?k(b,c):f[e]+"linear-gradient("+b+", "+c.join(", ")+")"}function j(b,c){b=b==="top"?"top":"left",c=a.isArray(c)?c:Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments,1);var d=b==="top"?0:1,e=a(this),f=c.length-1,g=parseInt(a.browser.version,10)>=8?"-ms-filter":"filter";g="filter";var h=d===1?"left":"top",i=d===1?"right":"bottom",j=d===1?"height":"width",k='<div class="iris-ie-gradient-shim" style="position:absolute;'+j+":100%;"+h+":%start%;"+i+":%end%;"+g+':%filter%;" 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diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-control.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-control.php
index 4d596bfe95..a378c485a5 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-control.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-control.php
@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ class WP_Customize_Color_Control extends WP_Customize_Control {
 	 * @since 3.4.0
 	 */
 	public function enqueue() {
-		wp_enqueue_script( 'farbtastic' );
-		wp_enqueue_style( 'farbtastic' );
+		wp_enqueue_script( 'wp-color-picker' );
+		wp_enqueue_style( 'wp-color-picker' );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -372,19 +372,20 @@ class WP_Customize_Color_Control extends WP_Customize_Control {
 	 * @since 3.4.0
 	 */
 	public function render_content() {
+		$this_default = $this->setting->default;
+		$default_attr = '';
+		if ( $this_default ) {
+			if ( false === strpos( $this_default, '#' ) )
+				$this_default = '#' . $this_default;
+			$default_attr = ' data-default-color="' . esc_attr( $this_default ) . '"';
+		}
+		// The input's value gets set by JS. Don't fill it.
 		?>
 		<label>
 			<span class="customize-control-title"><?php echo esc_html( $this->label ); ?></span>
 			<div class="customize-control-content">
-				<div class="dropdown">
-					<div class="dropdown-content">
-						<div class="dropdown-status"></div>
-					</div>
-					<div class="dropdown-arrow"></div>
-				</div>
-				<input class="color-picker-hex" type="text" maxlength="7" placeholder="<?php esc_attr_e('Hex Value'); ?>" />
+				<input class="color-picker-hex" type="text" maxlength="7" placeholder="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Hex Value' ); ?>"<?php echo $default_attr ?> />
 			</div>
-			<div class="farbtastic-placeholder"></div>
 		</label>
 		<?php
 	}
diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index 2b5553927a..f002abd2b4 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -422,6 +422,15 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 
 		$scripts->add( 'farbtastic', '/wp-admin/js/farbtastic.js', array('jquery'), '1.2' );
 
+		$scripts->add( 'iris', '/wp-admin/js/iris.min.js', array( 'jquery-ui-draggable', 'jquery-ui-slider', 'jquery-touch-punch' ), false, 1 );
+		$scripts->add( 'wp-color-picker', "/wp-admin/js/color-picker$suffix.js", array( 'iris' ), false, 1 );
+		did_action( 'init' ) && $scripts->localize( 'wp-color-picker', 'wpColorPickerL10n', array(
+			'clear' => __( 'Clear' ),
+			'defaultString' => __( 'Default' ),
+			'pick' => __( 'Select Color' ),
+			'current' => __( 'Current Color' ),
+		) );
+
 		$scripts->add( 'dashboard', "/wp-admin/js/dashboard$suffix.js", array( 'jquery', 'admin-comments', 'postbox' ), false, 1 );
 
 		$scripts->add( 'list-revisions', "/wp-includes/js/wp-list-revisions$suffix.js" );
@@ -449,7 +458,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 			'saveAlert' => __('The changes you made will be lost if you navigate away from this page.')
 		) );
 
-		$scripts->add( 'custom-background', "/wp-admin/js/custom-background$suffix.js", array('farbtastic'), false, 1 );
+		$scripts->add( 'custom-background', "/wp-admin/js/custom-background$suffix.js", array( 'wp-color-picker' ), false, 1 );
 		$scripts->add( 'media-gallery', "/wp-admin/js/media-gallery$suffix.js", array('jquery'), false, 1 );
 	}
 }
@@ -502,6 +511,7 @@ function wp_default_styles( &$styles ) {
 	$styles->add( 'install', "/wp-admin/css/install$suffix.css" );
 	$styles->add( 'thickbox', '/wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.css' );
 	$styles->add( 'farbtastic', '/wp-admin/css/farbtastic.css', array(), '1.3u1' );
+	$styles->add( 'wp-color-picker', "/wp-admin/css/color-picker$suffix.css" );
 	$styles->add( 'jcrop', "/wp-includes/js/jcrop/jquery.Jcrop.min.css", array(), '0.9.10' );
 	$styles->add( 'imgareaselect', '/wp-includes/js/imgareaselect/imgareaselect.css', array(), '0.9.8' );
 	$styles->add( 'admin-bar', "/wp-includes/css/admin-bar$suffix.css" );