diff --git a/themes/tiddlywiki/snowwhite/base.tid b/themes/tiddlywiki/snowwhite/base.tid
index 7f6ad7e2e..44fed2a4c 100644
--- a/themes/tiddlywiki/snowwhite/base.tid
+++ b/themes/tiddlywiki/snowwhite/base.tid
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ a.tw-tiddlylink-external {
 
 .tw-view-field-name {
 	text-align: right;
+	font-style: italic;
 }
 
 .tw-view-field-value {
@@ -496,8 +497,8 @@ a.tw-tiddlylink-external {
 }
 
 .tw-tiddler-controls button.tw-selected svg {
-	fill: #fff;
-	<<filter "drop-shadow(0px -1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.35))">>
+	fill: #444;
+	<<filter "drop-shadow(0px -1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.25))">>
 }
 
 .tw-tiddler-controls svg:hover {