diff --git a/modules/system/admin.css b/modules/system/admin.css
index ebb591f3f747be22ff157e91825442c84e3fdd8f..d16308c3cbce763cb6052445c9c0b1e2d497626d 100644
--- a/modules/system/admin.css
+++ b/modules/system/admin.css
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@ div.admin-panel {
 div.admin-panel .description {
   margin: 0 0 3px;
   padding: 2px 0 3px 0;
-  color: #999;
 }
 
 div.admin-panel .body {
   padding: 0 4px 2px 8px;
-  background-color: #f4f4f4;
   line-height: 1.2em;
 }
 
diff --git a/themes/bluemarine/style.css b/themes/bluemarine/style.css
index 6575f1197fec7e8112fd6f7816a90a67460a8fc0..670882d7f432ccb631660cde66c30f57ca5df103 100644
--- a/themes/bluemarine/style.css
+++ b/themes/bluemarine/style.css
@@ -328,6 +328,12 @@ table {
 .block-forum h3 {
   margin-bottom: .5em;
 }
+div.admin-panel .description {
+  color: #999;
+}
+div.admin-panel .body {
+  background: #f4f4f4;
+}
 div.admin-panel h3 {
   background-color: #69c;
   color: #fff;
diff --git a/themes/chameleon/marvin/style.css b/themes/chameleon/marvin/style.css
index 1698d2e4eac31593b404f9186f81a30f3f2a81ba..c24c7dd82e952985a9667832781549258029b088 100644
--- a/themes/chameleon/marvin/style.css
+++ b/themes/chameleon/marvin/style.css
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ table {
 /*
 ** Administration page styles
 */
+div.admin-panel .description {
+  color: #999;
+}
+
+div.admin-panel .body {
+  background: #f4f4f4;
+}
 
 div.admin-panel h3 {
   background-color: #888;
diff --git a/themes/chameleon/style.css b/themes/chameleon/style.css
index 38a4cf5ed5e8d35f710cdaff97d6aa2ea51902a9..33c34c6aa2ffdf3de67532fdcb9486b11aa17782 100644
--- a/themes/chameleon/style.css
+++ b/themes/chameleon/style.css
@@ -92,7 +92,12 @@ ul {
 /*
 ** Administration page styles
 */
-
+div.admin-panel .description {
+  color: #999;
+}
+div.admin-panel .body {
+  background: #eee;
+}
 div.admin-panel h3 {
   background-color: #999;
   color: #fff;
diff --git a/themes/pushbutton/style.css b/themes/pushbutton/style.css
index 30bca12c6ef370ce394b464d90c46a455a831f48..65068e3dae0ac2089a04e03c52e048b2e0623154 100644
--- a/themes/pushbutton/style.css
+++ b/themes/pushbutton/style.css
@@ -490,7 +490,9 @@ table#footer-menu {
 /*
 ** Administration page styles
 */
-
+div.admin-panel .description {
+  color: #999;
+}
 div.admin-panel h3 {
   background-color: #369;
   color: #fff;