diff --git a/customize.dist/src/less2/include/colortheme-dark.less b/customize.dist/src/less2/include/colortheme-dark.less
index 64b4c296d..7c9008884 100644
--- a/customize.dist/src/less2/include/colortheme-dark.less
+++ b/customize.dist/src/less2/include/colortheme-dark.less
@@ -379,8 +379,10 @@
 @cp_kanban-tags-bg: @cryptpad_color_grey_700;
 @cp_kanban-add-hover: fade(@cryptpad_color_black, 10%);
 @cp_kanban-trash-bg: @cryptpad_color_warn_red;
-@cp_kanban-color0: @cryptpad_color_grey_600;
-@cp_kanban-colors: @cp_palette-dark;
+@cp_kanban-color0: @cryptpad_color_grey_400;
+@cp_kanban-colors: @cp_palette;
+@cp_kanban-card-colors: @cp_palette-dark;
+
 
 // Notifications
 @cp_notif-hover: fade(@cryptpad_color_black, 10%);
diff --git a/customize.dist/src/less2/include/colortheme.less b/customize.dist/src/less2/include/colortheme.less
index 845dd992d..cb694eb17 100644
--- a/customize.dist/src/less2/include/colortheme.less
+++ b/customize.dist/src/less2/include/colortheme.less
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@
 @cp_kanban-trash-bg: @cryptpad_color_warn_red;
 @cp_kanban-color0: @cryptpad_color_grey_400;
 @cp_kanban-colors: @cp_palette;
+@cp_kanban-card-colors: @cp_palette;
 
 // Notifications
 @cp_notif-hover: fade(@cryptpad_color_black, 10%);
diff --git a/www/kanban/app-kanban.less b/www/kanban/app-kanban.less
index ffc8f327d..6391b5b42 100644
--- a/www/kanban/app-kanban.less
+++ b/www/kanban/app-kanban.less
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@
 
     .kanban-board-header {
         background-color: @palette0;
-        color: @cp_kanban-fg;
+        color: @cryptpad_color_grey_800;
         border-radius: @variables_radius @variables_radius 0px 0px;
+        button.kanban-edit-item {
+            color: @cryptpad_color_grey_800;
+        }
     }
     .kanban-board {
         .kanban-board-inner {
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@
         }
         color: @cp_kanban-fg;
         button {
-            color: @cp_kanban-fg;
+            color: @cryptpad_text_col;
         }
     }
 
@@ -60,6 +63,15 @@
             }
         }
     }
+    .kanban-card-colors(@kanban-card-colors; @index) when (@index > 0){
+        // loop through the @colors
+        .kanban-colors(@kanban-card-colors; (@index - 1));
+        @color: extract(@kanban-card-colors, @index);
+        // make a numbered class selector for each color
+        .cp-kanban-card-color@{index}{
+            background-color: @color !important;
+        }
+    }
     // call the loop
     .kanban-colors(@kanban-colors; length(@kanban-colors));