diff --git a/paint/sources/base.c b/paint/sources/base.c
index 2218a755..49043b28 100644
--- a/paint/sources/base.c
+++ b/paint/sources/base.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ gpu_texture_t *base_get_drag_image() {
 		gc_unroot(base_drag_rect);
 		base_drag_rect = base_drag_layer->show_panel ? folder_open : folder_closed;
 		gc_root(base_drag_rect);
-		base_drag_tint = ui->ops->theme->LABEL_COL - 0x00202020;
+		base_drag_tint = base_darker(ui->ops->theme->LABEL_COL, 0x00202020);
 		return icons;
 	}
 	if (base_drag_layer != NULL && slot_layer_is_mask(base_drag_layer) && base_drag_layer->fill_layer == NULL) {
@@ -2344,3 +2344,16 @@ void base_run_in_player() {
 	iron_sys_command(string("%s %s --player", bin, project_filepath));
 	// iron_exec_async()
 }
+
+uint32_t base_darker(uint32_t x, uint32_t y) {
+	uint32_t r  = ((x >> 16) & 0xff);
+	uint32_t g  = ((x >> 8) & 0xff);
+	uint32_t b  = ((x) & 0xff);
+	uint32_t ry = ((y >> 16) & 0xff);
+	uint32_t gy = ((y >> 8) & 0xff);
+	uint32_t by = ((y) & 0xff);
+	r           = r > ry ? r - ry : 0;
+	g           = g > gy ? g - gy : 0;
+	b           = b > by ? b - by : 0;
+	return (x & 0xff000000) | (r << 16) | (g << 8) | b;
+}
diff --git a/paint/sources/functions.h b/paint/sources/functions.h
index 54ba6c0c..69569d53 100644
--- a/paint/sources/functions.h
+++ b/paint/sources/functions.h
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ void                      base_toggle_fullscreen();
 bool                      base_is_decal_layer();
 void                      base_redraw_status();
 void                      base_redraw_console();
+uint32_t                  base_darker(uint32_t x, uint32_t y);
+void                      base_redraw_ui();
 ui_handle_t_array_t      *ui_base_init_hwnds();
 ui_handle_t_array_t      *ui_base_init_htabs();
 tab_draw_array_t_array_t *ui_base_init_hwnd_tabs();
@@ -165,7 +167,6 @@ void                      ui_base_show_2d_view(view_2d_type_t type);
 void                      ui_base_show_3d_view();
 void                      ui_base_toggle_browser();
 void                      ui_base_set_icon_scale();
-void                      base_redraw_ui();
 void                      ui_base_set_viewport_col(i32 col);
 void                      gizmo_update();
 void                      make_texcoord_run(node_shader_t *kong);
diff --git a/paint/sources/tab_layers.c b/paint/sources/tab_layers.c
index 6d3c3f0b..e8e342c5 100644
--- a/paint/sources/tab_layers.c
+++ b/paint/sources/tab_layers.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ ui_state_t tab_layers_draw_layer_icon(slot_layer_t *l, i32 i, f32 uix, f32 uiy,
 		rect_t *folder_closed = resource_tile50(icons, ICON_FOLDER_FULL);
 		rect_t *folder_open   = resource_tile50(icons, ICON_FOLDER_OPEN);
 		rect_t *folder        = l->show_panel ? folder_open : folder_closed;
-		return ui_sub_image(icons, ui->ops->theme->LABEL_COL - 0x00202020, icon_h, folder->x, folder->y, folder->w, folder->h);
+		return ui_sub_image(icons, base_darker(ui->ops->theme->LABEL_COL, 0x00202020), icon_h, folder->x, folder->y, folder->w, folder->h);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ void tab_layers_highlight_odd_lines() {
 	i32 full_h = ui->_window_h - ui_base_hwnds->buffer[0]->scroll_offset;
 	for (i32 i = 0; i < math_floor(full_h / (float)step); ++i) {
 		if (i % 2 == 0) {
-			ui_fill(0, i * step, (ui->_w / (float)UI_SCALE() - 2), step, ui->ops->theme->WINDOW_BG_COL - 0x00040404);
+			ui_fill(0, i * step, (ui->_w / (float)UI_SCALE() - 2), step, base_darker(ui->ops->theme->WINDOW_BG_COL, 0x00040404));
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/paint/sources/tab_meshes.c b/paint/sources/tab_meshes.c
index a8b1988c..82e599cc 100644
--- a/paint/sources/tab_meshes.c
+++ b/paint/sources/tab_meshes.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ void tab_meshes_draw(ui_handle_t *htab) {
 			gpu_texture_t *icons  = resource_get("icons05x.k");
 			rect_t        *rect   = resource_tile50(icons, ICON_CUBE);
 			i32            icon_h = 25 * UI_SCALE();
-			ui_sub_image(icons, ui->ops->theme->LABEL_COL - 0x00333333, icon_h, rect->x / 2.0, rect->y / 2.0, rect->w / 2.0, rect->h / 2.0);
+			ui_sub_image(icons, base_darker(ui->ops->theme->LABEL_COL, 0x00333333), icon_h, rect->x / 2.0, rect->y / 2.0, rect->w / 2.0, rect->h / 2.0);
 
 			mesh_object_t *o = project_paint_objects->buffer[i];
 			ui_handle_t   *h = ui_handle(__ID__);
diff --git a/paint/sources/ui_files.c b/paint/sources/ui_files.c
index 1f1d9228..2bff8616 100644
--- a/paint/sources/ui_files.c
+++ b/paint/sources/ui_files.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ char *ui_files_file_browser(ui_handle_t *handle, bool drag_files, char *search,
 				rect = cube;
 			}
 
-			i32 col = rect == file ? ui->ops->theme->LABEL_COL : ui->ops->theme->LABEL_COL - 0x00202020;
+			i32 col = rect == file ? ui->ops->theme->LABEL_COL : base_darker(ui->ops->theme->LABEL_COL, 0x00202020);
 			if (ui_files_selected == i)
 				col = ui->ops->theme->HIGHLIGHT_COL;
 
diff --git a/paint/sources/ui_menu.c b/paint/sources/ui_menu.c
index f92f2236..e2b37403 100644
--- a/paint/sources/ui_menu.c
+++ b/paint/sources/ui_menu.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ bool ui_menu_button(char *text, char *label, icon_t icon) {
 			ui->_x = _x_left - 2 * UI_SCALE();
 			ui->_y = _y_top + 2 * UI_SCALE();
 		}
-		ui_sub_image(icons, ui->ops->theme->LABEL_COL - 0x00222222, icon_h, rect->x / 2.0, rect->y / 2.0, rect->w / 2.0, rect->h / 2.0);
+		ui_sub_image(icons, base_darker(ui->ops->theme->LABEL_COL, 0x00222222), icon_h, rect->x / 2.0, rect->y / 2.0, rect->w / 2.0, rect->h / 2.0);
 		ui->_x = _x_left;
 		ui->_y = _y_bottom;
 	}
diff --git a/paint/sources/ui_nodes.c b/paint/sources/ui_nodes.c
index 749a265a..6ccb3546 100644
--- a/paint/sources/ui_nodes.c
+++ b/paint/sources/ui_nodes.c
@@ -745,12 +745,12 @@ gpu_texture_t *ui_nodes_draw_grid(f32 zoom) {
 	draw_begin(grid, true, ui->ops->theme->SEPARATOR_COL);
 
 	i32 sep_col      = ui->ops->theme->SEPARATOR_COL;
-	i32 line_primary = sep_col - 0x00050505;
+	i32 line_primary = base_darker(sep_col, 0x00050505);
 	if (line_primary < 0xff000000) {
 		line_primary = sep_col + 0x00050505;
 	}
 
-	i32 line_secondary = sep_col - 0x00090909;
+	i32 line_secondary = base_darker(sep_col, 0x00090909);
 	if (line_secondary < 0xff000000) {
 		line_secondary = sep_col + 0x00090909;
 	}