diff --git a/themes/atom-light-ui/blurred.css b/themes/atom-light-ui/blurred.css
index 1bc974485..9820f2f96 100644
--- a/themes/atom-light-ui/blurred.css
+++ b/themes/atom-light-ui/blurred.css
@@ -4,7 +4,18 @@
 }
 
 .is-blurred .tab {
-  opacity: 0.5;
+  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#e7e7e7, #cfcfcf);
+  box-shadow:
+    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5), /* top hightlight */
+    inset 1px 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3), /* left highlight */
+    inset 0 -1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2), /* bottom shadow */
+    inset -1px 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), /* right shadow */
+    inset -2px 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1); /* right hightlight */
+  color: #777;
+}
+
+.is-blurred .tab .close-icon {
+  color: #777;
 }
 
 .is-blurred .tree-view:focus .selected > .highlight {
diff --git a/themes/atom-light-ui/tabs.css b/themes/atom-light-ui/tabs.css
index 1ac2bd3fc..52c0da490 100644
--- a/themes/atom-light-ui/tabs.css
+++ b/themes/atom-light-ui/tabs.css
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 .tabs {
-  background: #cccccc;
+  background: #e1e1e1;
   border: none;
-  border-bottom: 4px solid #aaa;
+  border-bottom: 4px solid #ddd;
   box-shadow: inset 0 -1px 0 #666;
 }
 
 .tab {
   margin: 0 0 1px 0;
-  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#bbb, #999);
+  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#e7e7e7, #cfcfcf);
   color: #444;
   text-shadow: 1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
   box-shadow:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 }
 
 .tab.active {
-  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#f7f7f7, #ccc);
+  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#fefefe, #e7e6e7);
   color: #323232;
   text-shadow: 1px 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
   box-shadow: