diff --git a/app/client/ui2018/cssVars.ts b/app/client/ui2018/cssVars.ts
index 217f11ca..ab6ffd24 100644
--- a/app/client/ui2018/cssVars.ts
+++ b/app/client/ui2018/cssVars.ts
@@ -559,11 +559,11 @@ export const theme = {
   widgetPickerPrimaryBg: new CustomProp('theme-widget-picker-primary-bg', undefined, 'white'),
   widgetPickerSecondaryBg: new CustomProp('theme-widget-picker-secondary-bg', undefined,
     colors.lightGrey),
-  widgetPickerItemFg: new CustomProp('theme-widget-picker-item-fg', undefined, colors.lightGrey),
+  widgetPickerItemFg: new CustomProp('theme-widget-picker-item-fg', undefined, 'unset'),
   widgetPickerItemSelectedBg: new CustomProp('theme-widget-picker-item-selected-bg', undefined,
-    colors.lightGrey),
+    colors.mediumGrey),
   widgetPickerItemDisabledBg: new CustomProp('theme-widget-picker-item-disabled-bg', undefined,
-    colors.lightGrey),
+    colors.mediumGrey),
   widgetPickerIcon: new CustomProp('theme-widget-picker-icon', undefined, colors.slate),
   widgetPickerPrimaryIcon: new CustomProp('theme-widget-picker-primary-icon', undefined,
     colors.lightGreen),
diff --git a/app/common/themes/GristLight.ts b/app/common/themes/GristLight.ts
index 8477bf01..7dbefb68 100644
--- a/app/common/themes/GristLight.ts
+++ b/app/common/themes/GristLight.ts
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ export const GristLight: ThemeColors = {
   /* Page Widget Picker */
   'widget-picker-primary-bg': 'white',
   'widget-picker-secondary-bg': '#F7F7F7',
-  'widget-picker-item-fg': 'black',
+  'widget-picker-item-fg': 'unset',
   'widget-picker-item-selected-bg': 'rgba(217,217,217,0.6)',
   'widget-picker-item-disabled-bg': 'rgba(217,217,217,0.6)',
   'widget-picker-icon': '#929299',