diff --git a/modules/home/niri.nix b/modules/home/niri.nix
index 1a02a0f..b41da6b 100644
--- a/modules/home/niri.nix
+++ b/modules/home/niri.nix
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ in
               width = 2560;
               height = 1600;
             };
-            background-color = "#000000";
+            background-color = strPalette.normal.background;
             scale = 1;
             variable-refresh-rate = true;
           };
 
           "HDMI-A-1" = {
-            background-color = "#000000";
+            background-color = strPalette.normal.background;
             scale = 1;
           };
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ in
               width = 3840;
               height = 2160;
             };
-            background-color = "#000000";
+            background-color = strPalette.normal.background;
             scale = 1;
           };
         };
@@ -130,10 +130,9 @@ in
 
           focus-ring = {
             enable = true;
-            active.color =
-              with pkgs.rice.colorPalette.normal.border;
+            active.color = with pkgs.rice.colorPalette.normal.border;
               "rgba(${toString r} ${toString g} ${toString b} ${toString a})";
-            width = 2;
+            width = pkgs.rice.border-width;
           };
 
           border = {
@@ -141,13 +140,17 @@ in
             inactive = {
               gradient = {
                 from = "#333333";
-                to = "#000000";
+                to = "#111111";
                 angle = 180;
                 in' = "srgb-linear";
               };
             };
             active.color = "#000";
-            width = 2;
+            width = pkgs.rice.border-width + 1;
+          };
+
+          shadow = {
+            enable = true;
           };
         };
 
diff --git a/overlays/rice.nix b/overlays/rice.nix
index 8e1da9f..0176b27 100644
--- a/overlays/rice.nix
+++ b/overlays/rice.nix
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ in {
       normal = palette.defaultPalette // {
         background = {
           a = 1.0;
-          r = 5;
-          g = 5;
-          b = 5;
+          r = 0;
+          g = 0;
+          b = 0;
         };
         black = theme.color0;
         red = theme.color1;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ in {
         cyan = theme.color6;
         white = theme.color7;
         border = {
-          a = 0.5;
+          a = 0.75;
           r = 198;
           g = 120;
           b = 221;
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ in {
       bright = palette.brighten 10 normal // {
         background = {
           a = 1.0;
-          r = 17;
-          g = 17;
-          b = 17;
+          r = 5;
+          g = 5;
+          b = 5;
         };
         black = theme.color8;
         red = theme.color9;
@@ -71,5 +71,6 @@ in {
       name = "Bibata-Modern-Classic";
     };
     corner-radius = 8.0;
+    border-width = 2;
   };
 }