diff --git a/pywal/templates/colors-retroarch.cfg b/pywal/templates/colors-retroarch.cfg
index 5b07b4e..ba06584 100755
--- a/pywal/templates/colors-retroarch.cfg
+++ b/pywal/templates/colors-retroarch.cfg
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 rgui_entry_normal_color = "0xFF{color9.strip}"
 rgui_entry_hover_color = "0xFF{color14.strip}"
 rgui_title_color = "0xFF{color15.strip}"
-rgui_bg_dark_color = "0xFF{background.strip}"
+rgui_bg_dark_color = "0xFF{background.darken(50%).strip}"
 rgui_bg_light_color = "0xFF{background.strip}"
-rgui_border_dark_color = "0xFF{color8.strip}"
-rgui_border_light_color = "0xFF{color8.strip}"
-rgui_particle_color = "0xFF{color4.strip}"
+rgui_border_dark_color = "0xFF{color8.darken(40%).strip}"
+rgui_border_light_color = "0xFF{color8.darken(33%).strip}"
+rgui_shadow_color = "0xFF{color8.darken(33%).strip}"
+rgui_particle_color = "0xFF{color7.darken(50%).strip}"