diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
index 4a955da277..b3f96ef1b0 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ div.dashboard-widget-submit, ul.widget-control-list div.widget-control-actions {
 	border-top-color: #ccc;
 }
 
-div.ui-tabs-panel {
-	border-color: #83b4d5;
-}
-
 input.disabled, textarea.disabled {
 	background-color: #ccc;
 }
@@ -41,10 +37,14 @@ li.widget-list-control-item h4.widget-title a:hover, .submit a, #user_info a, #d
 	color: #fff;
 }
 
-li.widget-list-control-item, div.nav, .tablenav, .submitbox, h3.dashboard-widget-title, h3.dashboard-widget-title span, h3.dashboard-widget-title small, ul.view-switch li.current, .form-table tr, #poststuff h3, .login form {
+ul#category-tabs li.ui-tabs-selected, li.widget-list-control-item, div.nav, .tablenav, .submitbox, h3.dashboard-widget-title, h3.dashboard-widget-title span, h3.dashboard-widget-title small, ul.view-switch li.current, .form-table tr, #poststuff h3, .login form {
 	background-color: #cfebf7;
 }
 
+div.ui-tabs-panel {
+	border-color: #cfebf7;
+}
+
 select {
 	background-color: #fff;
 	border-color: #ddd;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ strong .post-com-count span {
 	background-color: #2583ad;
 }
 
-ul#category-tabs li.ui-tabs-selected, .button-secondary, #quicktags, #login form .submit input {
+.button-secondary, #quicktags, #login form .submit input {
 	background-color: #83b4d5 !important;
 }
 
@@ -132,10 +132,14 @@ ul.widget-control-list .sorthelper {
 	color: #d54e21;
 }
 
-.howto, .nonessential, #dashmenu a, #sidemenu, #edit-slug-box, .form-input-tip, #dashboard_primary span.rss-date, .subsubsub, #dashboard_secondary div.dashboard-widget-content ul li a cite {
+.howto, .nonessential, #sidemenu, #edit-slug-box, .form-input-tip, #dashboard_primary span.rss-date, .subsubsub, #dashboard_secondary div.dashboard-widget-content ul li a cite {
 	color: #999;
 }
 
+#dashmenu a {
+	color: #88b4d7;
+}
+
 .media-item {
 	border-bottom-color: #d0d0d0;
 }
@@ -229,20 +233,20 @@ ul.widget-control-list .sorthelper {
 }
 
 .tablenav .dots {
-	background-color: #14568a;
-	border-color: #14568a;
+	background-color: #cfebf7;
+	border-color: #cfebf7;
 }
 
 .tablenav .next, .tablenav .prev{
-	background-color: #14568a;
-	border-bottom-color: #2583ad;
-	border-color: #14568a;
+	background-color: #cfebf7;
+	border-bottom-color: #cfebf7;
+	border-color: #cfebf7;
 	color: #2583ad;
 }
 
 .tablenav .next:hover, .tablenav .prev:hover {
 	border-bottom-color: #d54e21;
-	border-color: #14568a;
+	border-color: #cfebf7;
 	color: #d54e21;
 }
 
@@ -271,23 +275,27 @@ ul.widget-control-list .sorthelper {
 
 .wrap h2 {
 	border-bottom-color: #dadada;
-	color: #666;
+	color: #5a5a5a;
 }
 
 #poststuff #edButtonPreview, #poststuff #edButtonHTML, #the-comment-list p.comment-author strong a, a {
 	color: #2e7ca0;
 }
 
-#adminmenu a, #submenu a {
+#adminmenu a {
 	color: #cfebf6;
 }
 
+#submenu a {
+	color: #2782af
+}
 /* Because we don't want visited on these links */
 #adminmenu a.current, #sidemenu a.current {
 	background-color: #fff;
 	border-color: #c6d9e9;
 	border-bottom-color: #fff;
 	color: #d54e21;
+	font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 #adminmenu li a #awaiting-mod {
@@ -432,6 +440,7 @@ input.readonly {
 	background-color: #14568a;
 	border-bottom-color: #c6d9e9;
 	border-top-color: #14568a;
+	color: #cfebf6;
 }
 
 #tagchecklist span a {
@@ -501,13 +510,13 @@ input.readonly {
 }
 
 #wphead #viewsite a {
-	background-color: #c6d9e9;
-	color: #246;
+	background-color: #94acc1;
+	color: white;
 	border-color: #94acc1;
 }
 
 #wphead #viewsite a:hover {
-	border-color: #246;
+	color: #246;
 }
 
 #wphead h1, #dashmenu a.current:hover, #login form input {
diff --git a/wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/skins/wp_theme/ui.css b/wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/skins/wp_theme/ui.css
index 1057f7abb6..02872de21e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/skins/wp_theme/ui.css
+++ b/wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/skins/wp_theme/ui.css
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ border:0; margin:0; padding:0; background:transparent; white-space:nowrap; text-
 .wp_themeSkin table td {vertical-align:middle}
 
 /* Containers */
-.wp_themeSkin table {background:#cee1ef}
+.wp_themeSkin table {background:#83B4D5}
 .wp_themeSkin iframe {display:block; background:#FFF}
 .wp_themeSkin .mceToolbar {padding: 2px;}
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ border:0; margin:0; padding:0; background:transparent; white-space:nowrap; text-
 	-webkit-border-radius: 3px;
 	-khtml-border-radius: 3px;
 	border-radius: 3px;
-	border: 1px solid #abc0fb;
+	border: 1px solid #83B4D5;
 }
 .wp_themeSkin a.mceButton span, .wp_themeSkin a.mceButton img {}
 .wp_themeSkin .mceOldBoxModel a.mceButton span, .wp_themeSkin .mceOldBoxModel a.mceButton img {margin:0 0 0 1px}
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ border:0; margin:0; padding:0; background:transparent; white-space:nowrap; text-
 	border: 1px solid #7789ba !important;
 }
 .wp_themeSkin .mceButtonDisabled .mceIcon {opacity:0.3; filter:alpha(opacity=30);}
-.wp_themeSkin .mceButtonDisabled {border-color:#bdd;}
+.wp_themeSkin .mceButtonDisabled {border-color:#83B4D5;}
 
 /* Separator */
 .wp_themeSkin .mceSeparator { 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ border:0; margin:0; padding:0; background:transparent; white-space:nowrap; text-
 .wp_themeSkin .mceListBox, .wp_themeSkin .mceListBox a {display:block}
 .wp_themeSkin .mceListBox .mceText {
 	padding: 1px 2px 1px 5px;
-	border: 1px solid #abc0fb;
+	border: 1px solid #83B4D5;
 	text-align:left; 
 	width:70px; 
 	border-right:0; 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ border:0; margin:0; padding:0; background:transparent; white-space:nowrap; text-
 	border-collapse:separate;
 	background: #e9e8e8 url(img/butt2.png) 1px 1px repeat-x scroll;
 	padding: 1px;
-	border: 1px solid #abc0fb;
+	border: 1px solid #83B4D5;
 }
 .wp_themeSkin .mceListBox .mceOpen span {
 	display: block;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ border:0; margin:0; padding:0; background:transparent; white-space:nowrap; text-
 	width:20px;
 	background: #e9e8e8 url(img/butt2.png) 1px 1px repeat-x scroll;
 	padding: 1px 2px;
-	border: 1px solid #abc0fb;
+	border: 1px solid #83B4D5;
 }
 .wp_themeSkin .mceSplitButton span.mceAction {
 	background: url(../../img/icons.gif) 20px 20px;
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ border:0; margin:0; padding:0; background:transparent; white-space:nowrap; text-
 	border-collapse:separate;
 	background: #e9e8e8 url(img/butt2.png) 1px 1px repeat-x scroll;
 	padding: 1px;
-	border: 1px solid #abc0fb;
+	border: 1px solid #83B4D5;
 	border-left: 0 none;
 }
 .wp_themeSkin .mceSplitButton span.mceOpen {
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ border:0; margin:0; padding:0; background:transparent; white-space:nowrap; text-
 .wp_themeSkin .mceMenu .mceIcon {position:absolute; top:0; left:0; width:22px;}
 .wp_themeSkin .mceMenu .mceMenuItemEnabled a:hover, 
 .wp_themeSkin .mceMenu .mceMenuItemActive {
-	background-color: #CEE1EF;
+	background-color: #83B4D5;
 }
 .wp_themeSkin td.mceMenuItemSeparator {background:#aaa; height:1px}
 .wp_themeSkin .mceMenuItemTitle a {