diff --git a/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default_theme.c b/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default_theme.c
index dc81e4c70ac..4d0442c8f75 100644
--- a/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default_theme.c
+++ b/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default_theme.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const bTheme U_theme_default = {
       .outline = RGBA(0x373737ff),
       .inner = RGBA(0x313131ff),
       .inner_sel = RGBA(0x5680c2ff),
-      .item = RGBA(0xffffff8f),
+      .item = RGBA(0xe6e6e6cc),
       .text = RGBA(0xe6e6e6ff),
       .text_sel = RGBA(0xffffffff),
       .roundness = 0.2f,
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ const bTheme U_theme_default = {
       .outline = RGBA(0x444444ff),
       .inner = RGBA(0x2c2c2cff),
       .inner_sel = RGBA(0x696e76ff),
-      .item = RGBA(0xe6e6e6ff),
+      .item = RGBA(0xd9d9d9ff),
       .text = RGBA(0xd9d9d9ff),
       .text_sel = RGBA(0xffffffff),
       .shadetop = 10,
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ const bTheme U_theme_default = {
       .inner_changed_sel = RGBA(0xd26400ff),
       .blend = 0.5f,
     },
-    .widget_emboss = RGBA(0x00000005),
+    .widget_emboss = RGBA(0x00000026),
     .menu_shadow_fac = 0.3f,
     .menu_shadow_width = 4,
     .editor_outline = RGBA(0x1f1f1fff),
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ const bTheme U_theme_default = {
     .icon_folder = RGBA(0xe3c16eff),
   },
   .space_properties = {
-    .match = RGBA(0x5680c2ff),
     .back = RGBA(0x42424200),
     .title = RGBA(0xd4d4d4ff),
     .text = RGBA(0xe6e6e6ff),
@@ -287,6 +286,7 @@ const bTheme U_theme_default = {
     .vertex_size = 3,
     .outline_width = 1,
     .facedot_size = 4,
+    .match = RGBA(0x5680c2ff),
   },
   .space_view3d = {
     .back = RGBA(0x393939ff),
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ const bTheme U_theme_default = {
       .back = RGBA(0x333333b3),
       .sub_back = RGBA(0x0000003e),
     },
+    .grid = RGBA(0x505050ff),
     .wire_edit = RGBA(0xc0c0c0ff),
     .vertex_select = RGBA(0xff8500ff),
     .edge_select = RGBA(0xff8500ff),
@@ -716,7 +717,6 @@ const bTheme U_theme_default = {
     .paint_curve_pivot = RGBA(0xff7f7f7f),
     .paint_curve_handle = RGBA(0x7fff7f7f),
     .metadatatext = RGBA(0xffffffff),
-    .grid = RGBA(0x505050ff),
   },
   .space_text = {
     .back = RGBA(0x30303000),
diff --git a/release/scripts/presets/interface_theme/blender_light.xml b/release/scripts/presets/interface_theme/blender_light.xml
index 299bd3e9bdb..a5671ee0fbe 100644
--- a/release/scripts/presets/interface_theme/blender_light.xml
+++ b/release/scripts/presets/interface_theme/blender_light.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@
         menu_shadow_width="4"
         icon_alpha="1"
         icon_saturation="0.5"
-        widget_emboss="#00000005"
+        widget_emboss="#00000026"
         editor_outline="#1f1f1f"
         widget_text_cursor="#3399e6"
+        transparent_checker_primary="#333333"
+        transparent_checker_secondary="#262626"
+        transparent_checker_size="8"
         axis_x="#ff3352"
         axis_y="#8bdc00"
         axis_z="#2890ff"
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@
             outline="#363636"
             inner="#434343ff"
             inner_sel="#5680c2ff"
-            item="#ffffff8f"
+            item="#e6e6e6cc"
             text="#e6e6e6"
             text_sel="#ffffff"
             show_shaded="FALSE"
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@
         </wcol_toolbar_item>
         <wcol_radio>
           <ThemeWidgetColors
-            outline="#3b3b3b"
+            outline="#434343"
             inner="#3b3b3bff"
             inner_sel="#5680c2e6"
             item="#ffffffff"
@@ -182,7 +185,7 @@
             outline="#3b3b3b"
             inner="#3b3b3bff"
             inner_sel="#767676ff"
-            item="#e6e6e6ff"
+            item="#808080ff"
             text="#d9d9d9"
             text_sel="#ffffff"
             show_shaded="FALSE"
@@ -330,7 +333,7 @@
         </wcol_state>
         <wcol_tab>
           <ThemeWidgetColors
-            outline="#808080"
+            outline="#656565"
             inner="#818181ff"
             inner_sel="#b3b3b3ff"
             item="#28292dff"
@@ -364,6 +367,7 @@
         speaker="#000000"
         vertex="#000000"
         vertex_select="#ff8500"
+        vertex_active="#000000"
         vertex_size="3"
         vertex_bevel="#00a5ff"
         vertex_unreferenced="#000000"
@@ -473,6 +477,7 @@
         preview_range="#a14d0066"
         vertex="#000000"
         vertex_select="#ff8500"
+        vertex_active="#ffffff"
         vertex_size="6"
         vertex_bevel="#000000"
         vertex_unreferenced="#000000"
@@ -534,8 +539,8 @@
     </graph_editor>
     <file_browser>
       <ThemeFileBrowser
-        row_alternate="#ffffff0f"
         selected_file="#5680c2"
+        row_alternate="#ffffff0f"
         >
         <space>
           <ThemeSpaceGeneric
@@ -716,6 +721,7 @@
         grid="#353535ff"
         vertex="#000000"
         vertex_select="#ff8500"
+        vertex_active="#000000"
         vertex_size="3"
         vertex_bevel="#000000"
         vertex_unreferenced="#000000"