diff --git a/res/values/colors.xml b/res/values/colors.xml
index 53ff534..4dab285 100644
--- a/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@
     <color name="item_selected">#660099cc</color>
 
     <!-- Background color of new dialer activity -->
-    <color name="background_dialer_light">#ebebeb</color>
+    <color name="background_dialer_light">#ffffff</color>
 
     <!-- Background color of dialer list items (contacts, call log entries) -->
-    <color name="background_dialer_list_items">#ebebeb</color>
+    <color name="background_dialer_list_items">#ffffff</color>
 
     <!-- Background color of action bars. Ensure this stays in sync with packages/Telephony
          actionbar_background_color. -->
diff --git a/res/values/styles.xml b/res/values/styles.xml
index 766e86c..738a0b6 100644
--- a/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -48,12 +48,11 @@
         <item name="list_item_photo_size">@dimen/contact_browser_list_item_photo_size</item>
         <item name="list_item_profile_photo_size">70dip</item>
         <item name="list_item_prefix_highlight_color">@color/people_app_theme_color</item>
+        <item name="list_item_background_color">@color/background_dialer_light</item>
         <item name="list_item_header_text_indent">8dip</item>
         <item name="list_item_header_text_color">@color/people_app_theme_color</item>
         <item name="list_item_header_text_size">14sp</item>
         <item name="list_item_header_height">30dip</item>
-        <item name="list_item_header_underline_height">1dip</item>
-        <item name="list_item_header_underline_color">@color/favorite_contacts_separator_color</item>
         <item name="list_item_data_width_weight">5</item>
         <item name="list_item_label_width_weight">3</item>
         <item name="contact_browser_list_padding_left">8dip</item>