diff --git a/themes/atom-light-ui/editor.less b/themes/atom-light-ui/editor.less
index ea64aba85..f1797ea05 100644
--- a/themes/atom-light-ui/editor.less
+++ b/themes/atom-light-ui/editor.less
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 
 .editor.mini {
   background-color: @input-background-color;
-  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
-  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
-  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
+  border: 1px solid @input-border-color;
+  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .075);
+  border-radius: @component-border-radius;
+  padding-left: @component-padding/2;
 }
 
 .editor.editor-colors.mini.is-focused {
diff --git a/themes/atom-light-ui/ui-variables.less b/themes/atom-light-ui/ui-variables.less
index f70de557d..1e095103b 100644
--- a/themes/atom-light-ui/ui-variables.less
+++ b/themes/atom-light-ui/ui-variables.less
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 @base-border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
 
 @input-background-color: #fff;
-@input-border-color: @base-border-color;
+@input-border-color: fadeout(@base-border-color, 10%);
 
 @tool-panel-background-color: @base-background-color;
 @tool-panel-border-color: @base-border-color;