diff --git a/plugins/Cardinal/src/DearImGuiColorTextEditor/TextEditor.cpp b/plugins/Cardinal/src/DearImGuiColorTextEditor/TextEditor.cpp
index 4f17d25..6bc4a0f 100644
--- a/plugins/Cardinal/src/DearImGuiColorTextEditor/TextEditor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Cardinal/src/DearImGuiColorTextEditor/TextEditor.cpp
@@ -2038,11 +2038,11 @@ const TextEditor::Palette & TextEditor::GetDarkPalette()
 const TextEditor::Palette & TextEditor::GetLightPalette()
 {
 	const static Palette p = { {
-			0xff7f7f7f,	// None
+			0xff000000,	// None
 			0xffff0c06,	// Keyword
 			0xff008000,	// Number
 			0xff2020a0,	// String
-			0xff304070, // Char literal
+			0xff000000, // Char literal
 			0xff000000, // Punctuation
 			0xff406060,	// Preprocessor
 			0xff404040, // Identifier
diff --git a/plugins/Cardinal/src/SassyScope.cpp b/plugins/Cardinal/src/SassyScope.cpp
index df79cce..8f866af 100644
--- a/plugins/Cardinal/src/SassyScope.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Cardinal/src/SassyScope.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,9 @@ struct SassyScopeWidget : ImGuiWidget {
         ImGui::SetNextWindowPos(ImVec2(0, 0));
         ImGui::SetNextWindowSize(ImVec2(box.size.x * scaleFactor, box.size.y * scaleFactor));
 
-        do_show_scope_window(module != nullptr ? &module->scope : getFakeScopeInstance(), scaleFactor);
+        ScopeData* const scope = module != nullptr ? &module->scope : getFakeScopeInstance();
+        scope->darkMode = settings::darkMode;
+        do_show_scope_window(scope, scaleFactor);
     }
 
     void onButton(const ButtonEvent& e) override
diff --git a/plugins/Cardinal/src/sassy/sassy.hpp b/plugins/Cardinal/src/sassy/sassy.hpp
index 254db7f..9ab9f6b 100644
--- a/plugins/Cardinal/src/sassy/sassy.hpp
+++ b/plugins/Cardinal/src/sassy/sassy.hpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct ScopeData {
     int mDisplay = 0;
     int mFFTZoom = 0;
     int mPot = 0;
+    bool darkMode = true;
     float fft1[65536 * 2];
     float fft2[65536 * 2];
     float ffta[65536 * 2];
diff --git a/plugins/Cardinal/src/sassy/sassy_scope.cpp b/plugins/Cardinal/src/sassy/sassy_scope.cpp
index 2904be7..8871557 100644
--- a/plugins/Cardinal/src/sassy/sassy_scope.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Cardinal/src/sassy/sassy_scope.cpp
@@ -759,11 +759,13 @@ void do_show_scope_window(ScopeData* gScope, const float uiScale)
     }
     else
     {
-        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_FrameBg, 0xff3f3f3f);
-        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_FrameBgActive, 0xff3f3f3f);
-        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_FrameBgHovered, 0xff3f3f3f);
-        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_SliderGrab, 0xff7f7f7f);
-        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_SliderGrabActive, 0xff7f7f7f);
+        const ImU32 bgCol = gScope->darkMode ? 0xff3f3f3f : 0xffc0c0c0;
+        const ImU32 sliderCol = gScope->darkMode ? 0xff7f7f7f : 0xff808080;
+        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_FrameBg, bgCol);
+        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_FrameBgActive, bgCol);
+        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_FrameBgHovered, bgCol);
+        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_SliderGrab, sliderCol);
+        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_SliderGrabActive, sliderCol);
         ImGui::SetNextItemWidth(grid_size * uiScale);
         float x = gScope->mScroll;
         ImGui::SliderFloat("###scroll", &x, -10.0f, 0.0f, "%.3f s");
@@ -810,12 +812,13 @@ void do_show_scope_window(ScopeData* gScope, const float uiScale)
 
     if (gScope->mMode == 0)
     {
+        const ImU32 bgCol = gScope->darkMode ? 0xff3f3f3f : 0xffc0c0c0;
         if (ImGui::Button("Pause", ImVec2(80 * uiScale, 20 * uiScale)))
             gScope->mMode = 1;
         ImGui::Text("Nudge (ms)");
-        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_Button, 0xff3f3f3f);
-        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_ButtonActive, 0xff3f3f3f);
-        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_ButtonHovered, 0xff3f3f3f);
+        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_Button, bgCol);
+        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_ButtonActive, bgCol);
+        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_ButtonHovered, bgCol);
         ImGui::Button("-0.1", ImVec2(38 * uiScale, 20 * uiScale));
         ImGui::SameLine();
         ImGui::Button("+0.1", ImVec2(38 * uiScale, 20 * uiScale));