diff --git a/plantuml/default-skin.ipu b/plantuml/default-skin.ipu
index 18dbc42..cfaad7c 100644
--- a/plantuml/default-skin.ipu
+++ b/plantuml/default-skin.ipu
@@ -16,6 +16,19 @@
 	TitleFontStyle bold
 	TitleFontSize 18
 
+	DatabaseBackgroundColor #F2F2F2
+	DatabaseBorderColor #515151
+	DatabaseFontColor #515151
+
+	PackageBackgroundColor #F2F2F2
+    PackageBorderColor #515151
+
+    ClassArrowColor #515151
+	
+	FolderFontColor #515151
+
+	ComponentArrowFontColor #515151
+
 	Sequence {
 
 		' for some reason sequence diagrams are ignoring the default font, so set it explicitly
@@ -29,7 +42,7 @@
 		}
 
 		Box {
-			BackgroundColor #EEEEEE
+			BackgroundColor #F2F2F2
 		}
 
 		' make stereotypes less obnoxious