diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/user.php b/wp-admin/includes/user.php
index 20f1e9eccf..743c70cbcd 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/user.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/user.php
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ function edit_user( $user_id = 0 ) {
 		$user->rich_editing = 'false';
 
 	if ( !$update )
-		$user->admin_color = 'classic';  // Default to classic for new users.
+		$user->admin_color = 'fresh';  // Default to fresh for new users.
 	else if ( isset( $_POST['admin_color'] ) )
 		$user->admin_color = $_POST['admin_color'];
 	else
-		$user->admin_color = 'classic';
+		$user->admin_color = 'fresh';
 
 	$errors = new WP_Error();
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/user-edit.php b/wp-admin/user-edit.php
index a6fc4867bc..a14979586b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/user-edit.php
+++ b/wp-admin/user-edit.php
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ include ('admin-header.php');
 <?php
 $current_color = get_user_option('admin_color');
 if ( empty($current_color) )
-	$current_color = 'classic';
+	$current_color = 'fresh';
 foreach ( $_wp_admin_css_colors as $color => $color_info ): ?>
 <div class="color-option"><input name="admin_color" id="admin_color_<?php echo $color; ?>" type="radio" value="<?php echo $color ?>" class="tog" <?php checked($color, $current_color); ?> />
 	<table class="color-palette">
diff --git a/wp-includes/general-template.php b/wp-includes/general-template.php
index d7ba23870c..bf184d099d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ function wp_admin_css_uri( $file = 'wp-admin' ) {
 			global $_wp_admin_css_colors;
 			$color = get_user_option('admin_color');
 			if ( empty($color) || !isset($_wp_admin_css_colors[$color]) )
-				$color = 'classic';
+				$color = 'fresh';
 			$color = $_wp_admin_css_colors[$color];
 			$_file = $color->url;
 		} else {
diff --git a/wp-includes/registration.php b/wp-includes/registration.php
index 9b5f04812a..8e822834dd 100644
--- a/wp-includes/registration.php
+++ b/wp-includes/registration.php
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ function wp_insert_user($userdata) {
 		$rich_editing = 'true';
 
 	if ( empty($admin_color) )
-		$admin_color = 'classic';
+		$admin_color = 'fresh';
 	$admin_color = preg_replace('|[^a-z0-9 _.\-@]|i', '', $admin_color);
 
 	if ( empty($user_registered) )
diff --git a/wp-login.php b/wp-login.php
index 6a47942ad7..b130b364e8 100644
--- a/wp-login.php
+++ b/wp-login.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function login_header($title = 'Login', $message = '', $wp_error = '') {
 	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="<?php bloginfo('html_type'); ?>; charset=<?php bloginfo('charset'); ?>" />
 	<?php
 	wp_admin_css( 'css/login' );
-	wp_admin_css( 'css/colors-classic' );
+	wp_admin_css( 'css/colors-fresh' );
 	?>
 	<script type="text/javascript">
 		function focusit() {