diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/BinaryData/jucer_MainTemplate_SimpleWindow.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/BinaryData/jucer_MainTemplate_SimpleWindow.cpp
index 9f7cdefa34..695735db2c 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/BinaryData/jucer_MainTemplate_SimpleWindow.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/BinaryData/jucer_MainTemplate_SimpleWindow.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ public:
     {
     public:
         MainWindow (String name)  : DocumentWindow (name,
-                                                    Colours::lightgrey,
+                                                    Desktop::getInstance().getDefaultLookAndFeel()
+                                                                          .findColour (ResizableWindow::backgroundColourId),
                                                     DocumentWindow::allButtons)
         {
             setUsingNativeTitleBar (true);
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/BinaryData/jucer_MainTemplate_Window.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/BinaryData/jucer_MainTemplate_Window.cpp
index a13257c3f8..bc53c8ce64 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/BinaryData/jucer_MainTemplate_Window.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/BinaryData/jucer_MainTemplate_Window.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ public:
     {
     public:
         MainWindow (String name)  : DocumentWindow (name,
-                                                    Colours::lightgrey,
+                                                    Desktop::getInstance().getDefaultLookAndFeel()
+                                                                          .findColour (ResizableWindow::backgroundColourId),
                                                     DocumentWindow::allButtons)
         {
             setUsingNativeTitleBar (true);