diff --git a/res/layout/apps_customize_pane.xml b/res/layout/apps_customize_pane.xml
index b01add9..e488601 100644
--- a/res/layout/apps_customize_pane.xml
+++ b/res/layout/apps_customize_pane.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 <com.android.launcher3.AppsCustomizeTabHost
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:launcher="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto/com.android.launcher3"
-    android:background="#FF000000">
+    android:background="#80FFFFFF">
     <LinearLayout
         android:id="@+id/apps_customize_content"
         android:orientation="vertical"
diff --git a/res/layout/apps_customize_widget.xml b/res/layout/apps_customize_widget.xml
index ad677e9..f2d2342 100644
--- a/res/layout/apps_customize_widget.xml
+++ b/res/layout/apps_customize_widget.xml
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@
         android:paddingStart="@dimen/app_widget_preview_padding_left"
         android:paddingEnd="@dimen/app_widget_preview_padding_right"
         android:scaleType="matrix"
-        android:background="@drawable/widget_container_holo" />
-
+        android:background="@drawable/screenpanel" />
     <LinearLayout
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
@@ -57,7 +56,10 @@
 
             android:textColor="#FFFFFFFF"
             android:textSize="13sp"
-            android:textAlignment="viewStart" />
+            android:textAlignment="viewStart"
+            android:fontFamily="sans-serif-condensed"
+            android:shadowRadius="2.0"
+            android:shadowColor="#B0000000" />
 
         <!-- The original dimensions of the widget (can't be the same text as above due to different
              style. -->
@@ -70,8 +72,11 @@
             android:layout_weight="0"
             android:gravity="start"
 
-            android:textColor="#FF555555"
-            android:textSize="12sp" />
+            android:textColor="#FFAAAAAA"
+            android:textSize="12sp"
+            android:fontFamily="sans-serif-condensed"
+            android:shadowRadius="2.0"
+            android:shadowColor="#B0000000" />
     </LinearLayout>