diff --git a/src/libs/utils/styledbar.cpp b/src/libs/utils/styledbar.cpp
index 12b0b82826e799723a7d9935871ab3238db97c6d..e9e8bce7aaca3a8f12f39f88324a10bee7b6e52e 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/styledbar.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/styledbar.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ StyledBar::StyledBar(QWidget *parent)
 {
     setProperty("panelwidget", true);
     setProperty("panelwidget_singlerow", true);
+    setProperty("lightColored", false);
 }
 
 void StyledBar::setSingleRow(bool singleRow)
@@ -56,6 +57,16 @@ bool StyledBar::isSingleRow() const
     return property("panelwidget_singlerow").toBool();
 }
 
+void StyledBar::setLightColored(bool lightColored)
+{
+    setProperty("lightColored", lightColored);
+}
+
+bool StyledBar::isLightColored() const
+{
+    return property("lightColored").toBool();
+}
+
 void StyledBar::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(event)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/styledbar.h b/src/libs/utils/styledbar.h
index b79aa92be04cf91093733b8cbb0f3ba7bc405172..1daa918f3269c37d3669a58cfe89bc3615052399 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/styledbar.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/styledbar.h
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ public:
     StyledBar(QWidget *parent = 0);
     void setSingleRow(bool singleRow);
     bool isSingleRow() const;
+
+    void setLightColored(bool lightColored);
+    bool isLightColored() const;
+
 protected:
     void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *event);
 };
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.cpp b/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.cpp
index 3236d748216ff426a87f3e9e837299c4b9c1fb36..44cc5bfe88067c3b848a6e956f303f22b2e30c49 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.cpp
@@ -83,40 +83,51 @@ QPalette StyleHelper::sidebarFontPalette(const QPalette &original)
     return palette;
 }
 
-QColor StyleHelper::panelTextColor()
+QColor StyleHelper::panelTextColor(bool lightColored)
 {
     //qApp->palette().highlightedText().color();
-    return Qt::white;
+    if (!lightColored)
+        return Qt::white;
+    else
+        return Qt::black;
 }
 
 QColor StyleHelper::m_baseColor(0x666666);
 
-QColor StyleHelper::baseColor()
+QColor StyleHelper::baseColor(bool lightColored)
 {
-    return m_baseColor;
+    if (!lightColored)
+        return m_baseColor;
+    else
+        return m_baseColor.lighter(230);
 }
 
-QColor StyleHelper::highlightColor()
+QColor StyleHelper::highlightColor(bool lightColored)
 {
-    QColor result = baseColor();
-    result.setHsv(result.hue(),
+    QColor result = baseColor(lightColored);
+    if (!lightColored)
+        result.setHsv(result.hue(),
                   clamp(result.saturation()),
                   clamp(result.value() * 1.16));
+    else
+        result.setHsv(result.hue(),
+                  clamp(result.saturation()),
+                  clamp(result.value() * 1.06));
     return result;
 }
 
-QColor StyleHelper::shadowColor()
+QColor StyleHelper::shadowColor(bool lightColored)
 {
-    QColor result = baseColor();
+    QColor result = baseColor(lightColored);
     result.setHsv(result.hue(),
                   clamp(result.saturation() * 1.1),
                   clamp(result.value() * 0.70));
     return result;
 }
 
-QColor StyleHelper::borderColor()
+QColor StyleHelper::borderColor(bool lightColored)
 {
-    QColor result = baseColor();
+    QColor result = baseColor(lightColored);
     result.setHsv(result.hue(),
                   result.saturation(),
                   result.value() / 2);
@@ -132,13 +143,15 @@ void StyleHelper::setBaseColor(const QColor &color)
     }
 }
 
-static void verticalGradientHelper(QPainter *p, const QRect &spanRect, const QRect &rect)
+static void verticalGradientHelper(QPainter *p, const QRect &spanRect, const QRect &rect, bool lightColored)
 {
-    QColor base = StyleHelper::baseColor();
+    QColor base = StyleHelper::baseColor(lightColored);
+    QColor highlight = StyleHelper::highlightColor(lightColored);
+    QColor shadow = StyleHelper::shadowColor(lightColored);
     QLinearGradient grad(spanRect.topRight(), spanRect.topLeft());
-    grad.setColorAt(0, StyleHelper::highlightColor());
+    grad.setColorAt(0, highlight);
     grad.setColorAt(0.301, base);
-    grad.setColorAt(1, StyleHelper::shadowColor());
+    grad.setColorAt(1, shadow);
     p->fillRect(rect, grad);
 
     QColor light(255, 255, 255, 80);
@@ -146,67 +159,74 @@ static void verticalGradientHelper(QPainter *p, const QRect &spanRect, const QRe
     p->drawLine(rect.topRight() - QPoint(1, 0), rect.bottomRight() - QPoint(1, 0));
 }
 
-void StyleHelper::verticalGradient(QPainter *painter, const QRect &spanRect, const QRect &clipRect)
+void StyleHelper::verticalGradient(QPainter *painter, const QRect &spanRect, const QRect &clipRect, bool lightColored)
 {
     if (StyleHelper::usePixmapCache()) {
         QString key;
+        QColor keyColor = baseColor(lightColored);
         key.sprintf("mh_vertical %d %d %d %d %d",
             spanRect.width(), spanRect.height(), clipRect.width(),
-            clipRect.height(), StyleHelper::baseColor().rgb());;
+            clipRect.height(), keyColor.rgb());;
 
         QPixmap pixmap;
         if (!QPixmapCache::find(key, pixmap)) {
             pixmap = QPixmap(clipRect.size());
             QPainter p(&pixmap);
             QRect rect(0, 0, clipRect.width(), clipRect.height());
-            verticalGradientHelper(&p, spanRect, rect);
+            verticalGradientHelper(&p, spanRect, rect, lightColored);
             p.end();
             QPixmapCache::insert(key, pixmap);
         }
 
         painter->drawPixmap(clipRect.topLeft(), pixmap);
     } else {
-        verticalGradientHelper(painter, spanRect, clipRect);
+        verticalGradientHelper(painter, spanRect, clipRect, lightColored);
     }
 }
 
 static void horizontalGradientHelper(QPainter *p, const QRect &spanRect, const
-QRect &rect)
+QRect &rect, bool lightColored)
 {
-    QColor base = StyleHelper::baseColor();
+    QColor base = StyleHelper::baseColor(lightColored);
+    QColor highlight = StyleHelper::highlightColor(lightColored);
+    QColor shadow = StyleHelper::shadowColor(lightColored);
     QLinearGradient grad(rect.topLeft(), rect.bottomLeft());
-    grad.setColorAt(0, StyleHelper::highlightColor().lighter(120));
+    grad.setColorAt(0, highlight.lighter(120));
     if (rect.height() == StyleHelper::navigationWidgetHeight()) {
-        grad.setColorAt(0.4, StyleHelper::highlightColor());
+        grad.setColorAt(0.4, highlight);
         grad.setColorAt(0.401, base);
     }
-    grad.setColorAt(1, StyleHelper::shadowColor());
+    grad.setColorAt(1, shadow);
     p->fillRect(rect, grad);
 
     QLinearGradient shadowGradient(spanRect.topLeft(), spanRect.topRight());
-    shadowGradient.setColorAt(0, QColor(0, 0, 0, 30));
-    QColor highlight = StyleHelper::highlightColor().lighter(130);
-    highlight.setAlpha(100);
-    shadowGradient.setColorAt(0.7, highlight);
-    shadowGradient.setColorAt(1, QColor(0, 0, 0, 40));
+        shadowGradient.setColorAt(0, QColor(0, 0, 0, 30));
+    QColor lighterHighlight;
+    if (!lightColored)
+        lighterHighlight = highlight.lighter(130);
+    else
+        lighterHighlight = highlight.lighter(90);
+    lighterHighlight.setAlpha(100);
+    shadowGradient.setColorAt(0.7, lighterHighlight);
+        shadowGradient.setColorAt(1, QColor(0, 0, 0, 40));
     p->fillRect(rect, shadowGradient);
-
 }
 
-void StyleHelper::horizontalGradient(QPainter *painter, const QRect &spanRect, const QRect &clipRect)
+void StyleHelper::horizontalGradient(QPainter *painter, const QRect &spanRect, const QRect &clipRect, bool lightColored)
 {
     if (StyleHelper::usePixmapCache()) {
         QString key;
+        QColor keyColor = baseColor(lightColored);
         key.sprintf("mh_horizontal %d %d %d %d %d",
             spanRect.width(), spanRect.height(), clipRect.width(),
-            clipRect.height(), StyleHelper::baseColor().rgb());
+            clipRect.height(), keyColor.rgb());
 
         QPixmap pixmap;
         if (!QPixmapCache::find(key, pixmap)) {
             pixmap = QPixmap(clipRect.size());
             QPainter p(&pixmap);
             QRect rect = QRect(0, 0, clipRect.width(), clipRect.height());
-            horizontalGradientHelper(&p, spanRect, rect);
+            horizontalGradientHelper(&p, spanRect, rect, lightColored);
             p.end();
             QPixmapCache::insert(key, pixmap);
         }
@@ -214,7 +234,7 @@ void StyleHelper::horizontalGradient(QPainter *painter, const QRect &spanRect, c
         painter->drawPixmap(clipRect.topLeft(), pixmap);
 
     } else {
-        horizontalGradientHelper(painter, spanRect, clipRect);
+        horizontalGradientHelper(painter, spanRect, clipRect, lightColored);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.h b/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.h
index a314f2e4aeb34daedee1d073fc85118cd7f1313a..aff3ca5554d4b8fa80644f4074b9574173bf6bf8 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/stylehelper.h
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ public:
     static QPalette sidebarFontPalette(const QPalette &original);
 
     // This is our color table, all colors derive from baseColor
-    static QColor baseColor();
-    static QColor panelTextColor();
-    static QColor highlightColor();
-    static QColor shadowColor();
-    static QColor borderColor();
+    static QColor baseColor(bool lightColored = false);
+    static QColor panelTextColor(bool lightColored = false);
+    static QColor highlightColor(bool lightColored = false);
+    static QColor shadowColor(bool lightColored = false);
+    static QColor borderColor(bool lightColored = false);
     static QColor buttonTextColor() { return QColor(0x4c4c4c); }
     static QColor mergedColors(const QColor &colorA, const QColor &colorB, int factor = 50);
 
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ public:
     static void setBaseColor(const QColor &color);
 
     // Gradients used for panels
-    static void horizontalGradient(QPainter *painter, const QRect &spanRect, const QRect &clipRect);
-    static void verticalGradient(QPainter *painter, const QRect &spanRect, const QRect &clipRect);
+    static void horizontalGradient(QPainter *painter, const QRect &spanRect, const QRect &clipRect, bool lightColored = false);
+    static void verticalGradient(QPainter *painter, const QRect &spanRect, const QRect &clipRect, bool lightColored = false);
     static void menuGradient(QPainter *painter, const QRect &spanRect, const QRect &clipRect);
 
     // Pixmap cache should only be enabled for X11 due to slow gradients
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
index d79c7b3e1b0886186382d6c48065cd2882d074c1..9e8e3d0ca1493be5177fc6442147cc15fefa2802 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,25 @@ bool panelWidget(const QWidget *widget)
     return false;
 }
 
+// Consider making this a QStyle state
+bool lightColored(const QWidget *widget)
+{
+    if (!widget)
+        return false;
+
+    // Don't style dialogs or explicitly ignored widgets
+    if (qobject_cast<const QDialog *>(widget->window()))
+        return false;
+
+    const QWidget *p = widget;
+    while (p) {
+        if (p->property("lightColored").toBool())
+            return true;
+        p = p->parentWidget();
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 class ManhattanStylePrivate
 {
 public:
@@ -293,9 +312,9 @@ void ManhattanStyle::unpolish(QApplication *app)
     d->style->unpolish(app);
 }
 
-QPalette panelPalette(const QPalette &oldPalette)
+QPalette panelPalette(const QPalette &oldPalette, bool lightColored = false)
 {
-    QColor color = Utils::StyleHelper::panelTextColor();
+    QColor color = Utils::StyleHelper::panelTextColor(lightColored);
     QPalette pal = oldPalette;
     pal.setBrush(QPalette::All, QPalette::WindowText, color);
     pal.setBrush(QPalette::All, QPalette::ButtonText, color);
@@ -848,29 +867,41 @@ void ManhattanStyle::drawControl(ControlElement element, const QStyleOption *opt
     case CE_ToolBar:
         {
             QString key;
-            key.sprintf("mh_toolbar %d %d %d", option->rect.width(), option->rect.height(), Utils::StyleHelper::baseColor().rgb());;
+            QColor keyColor = Utils::StyleHelper::baseColor(lightColored(widget));
+            key.sprintf("mh_toolbar %d %d %d", option->rect.width(), option->rect.height(), keyColor.rgb());;
 
             QPixmap pixmap;
             QPainter *p = painter;
             QRect rect = option->rect;
+            bool horizontal = option->state & State_Horizontal;
             if (Utils::StyleHelper::usePixmapCache() && !QPixmapCache::find(key, pixmap)) {
                 pixmap = QPixmap(option->rect.size());
                 p = new QPainter(&pixmap);
                 rect = QRect(0, 0, option->rect.width(), option->rect.height());
             }
 
-            bool horizontal = option->state & State_Horizontal;
-            // Map offset for global window gradient
-            QPoint offset = widget->window()->mapToGlobal(option->rect.topLeft()) -
-                                                          widget->mapToGlobal(option->rect.topLeft());
-            QRect gradientSpan;
-            if (widget) {
-                gradientSpan = QRect(offset, widget->window()->size());
+            if (!Utils::StyleHelper::usePixmapCache() || !QPixmapCache::find(key, pixmap)) {
+                // Map offset for global window gradient
+                QPoint offset = widget->window()->mapToGlobal(option->rect.topLeft()) -
+                                                              widget->mapToGlobal(option->rect.topLeft());
+                QRect gradientSpan;
+                if (widget) {
+                    gradientSpan = QRect(offset, widget->window()->size());
+                }
+                bool drawLightColored = lightColored(widget);
+                if (horizontal)
+                    Utils::StyleHelper::horizontalGradient(p, gradientSpan, rect, drawLightColored);
+                else
+                    Utils::StyleHelper::verticalGradient(p, gradientSpan, rect, drawLightColored);
+            }
+
+            if (Utils::StyleHelper::usePixmapCache() && !QPixmapCache::find(key, pixmap)) {
+                delete p;
+                QPixmapCache::insert(key, pixmap);
+            }
+            if (Utils::StyleHelper::usePixmapCache()) {
+                painter->drawPixmap(rect.topLeft(), pixmap);
             }
-            if (horizontal)
-                Utils::StyleHelper::horizontalGradient(p, gradientSpan, rect);
-            else
-                Utils::StyleHelper::verticalGradient(p, gradientSpan, rect);
 
             painter->setPen(Utils::StyleHelper::borderColor());
 
@@ -880,28 +911,20 @@ void ManhattanStyle::drawControl(ControlElement element, const QStyleOption *opt
                 // (needed for the find toolbar for instance)
                 QColor lighter(255, 255, 255, 40);
                 if (widget && widget->property("topBorder").toBool()) {
-                    p->drawLine(rect.topLeft(), rect.topRight());
-                    p->setPen(lighter);
-                    p->drawLine(rect.topLeft() + QPoint(0, 1), rect.topRight() + QPoint(0, 1));
+                    painter->drawLine(rect.topLeft(), rect.topRight());
+                    painter->setPen(lighter);
+                    painter->drawLine(rect.topLeft() + QPoint(0, 1), rect.topRight() + QPoint(0, 1));
                 } else {
-                    p->drawLine(rect.bottomLeft(), rect.bottomRight());
-                    p->setPen(lighter);
-                    p->drawLine(rect.topLeft(), rect.topRight());
+                    painter->drawLine(rect.bottomLeft(), rect.bottomRight());
+                    painter->setPen(lighter);
+                    painter->drawLine(rect.topLeft(), rect.topRight());
                 }
             } else {
-                p->drawLine(rect.topLeft(), rect.bottomLeft());
-                p->drawLine(rect.topRight(), rect.bottomRight());
-            }
-
-            if (Utils::StyleHelper::usePixmapCache() && !QPixmapCache::find(key, pixmap)) {
-                painter->drawPixmap(rect.topLeft(), pixmap);
-                p->end();
-                delete p;
-                QPixmapCache::insert(key, pixmap);
+                painter->drawLine(rect.topLeft(), rect.bottomLeft());
+                painter->drawLine(rect.topRight(), rect.bottomRight());
             }
         }
         break;
-
     default:
         d->style->drawControl(element, option, painter, widget);
         break;
@@ -964,9 +987,11 @@ void ManhattanStyle::drawComplexControl(ComplexControl control, const QStyleOpti
             }
 
             QStyleOptionToolButton label = *toolbutton;
-            label.palette = panelPalette(option->palette);
+
+            label.palette = panelPalette(option->palette, lightColored(widget));
             int fw = pixelMetric(PM_DefaultFrameWidth, option, widget);
             label.rect = button.adjusted(fw, fw, -fw, -fw);
+
             drawControl(CE_ToolButtonLabel, &label, painter, widget);
 
             if (toolbutton->subControls & SC_ToolButtonMenu) {