diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWin32.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWin32.cc
index a38e25719a7..90ec4577370 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWin32.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWin32.cc
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ GHOST_TSuccess GHOST_SystemWin32::init()
 #ifdef INW32_COMPISITING
         (HBRUSH)CreateSolidBrush
 #endif
-        (0x00000000);
+        (HBRUSH) GetStockObject(DKGRAY_BRUSH);
     wc.lpszMenuName = 0;
     wc.lpszClassName = L"GHOST_WindowClass";
 
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_window.cc b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_window.cc
index b0e641a9a89..551f1d41547 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_window.cc
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_window.cc
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ static void wm_window_ghostwindow_add(wmWindowManager *wm,
     }
 #endif
     /* until screens get drawn, make it nice gray */
-    GPU_clear_color(0.55f, 0.55f, 0.55f, 1.0f);
+    GPU_clear_color(0.25f, 0.25f, 0.25f, 1.0f);
 
     /* needed here, because it's used before it reads userdef */
     WM_window_set_dpi(win);
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ static void wm_window_ghostwindow_add(wmWindowManager *wm,
     wm_window_swap_buffers(win);
 
     /* Clear double buffer to avoids flickering of new windows on certain drivers. (See #97600) */
-    GPU_clear_color(0.55f, 0.55f, 0.55f, 1.0f);
+    GPU_clear_color(0.25f, 0.25f, 0.25f, 1.0f);
 
     GPU_render_end();
   }