diff --git a/app/src/main/java/be/digitalia/fosdem/activities/SearchResultActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/be/digitalia/fosdem/activities/SearchResultActivity.java
index 5efabbf..b9f0369 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/be/digitalia/fosdem/activities/SearchResultActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/be/digitalia/fosdem/activities/SearchResultActivity.java
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ package be.digitalia.fosdem.activities;
 import android.app.SearchManager;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView;
-import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProviders;
 
 import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar;
@@ -74,9 +74,14 @@ public class SearchResultActivity extends SimpleToolbarActivity {
 			viewModel.setQuery(query);
 
 			if (SearchViewModel.isQueryTooShort(query)) {
+				TypedArray a = getTheme().obtainStyledAttributes(R.styleable.ErrorColors);
+				int textColor = a.getColor(R.styleable.ErrorColors_colorOnError, 0);
+				int backgroundColor = a.getColor(R.styleable.ErrorColors_colorError, 0);
+				a.recycle();
+
 				Snackbar.make(findViewById(R.id.content), R.string.search_length_error, Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
-						.setTextColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.color_on_error))
-						.setBackgroundTint(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.color_error))
+						.setTextColor(textColor)
+						.setBackgroundTint(backgroundColor)
 						.show();
 			}
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/be/digitalia/fosdem/adapters/BookmarksAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/be/digitalia/fosdem/adapters/BookmarksAdapter.java
index 81c484d..0b0c43f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/be/digitalia/fosdem/adapters/BookmarksAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/be/digitalia/fosdem/adapters/BookmarksAdapter.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package be.digitalia.fosdem.adapters;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.graphics.Typeface;
 import android.text.SpannableString;
 import android.text.Spanned;
@@ -13,11 +14,6 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import java.text.DateFormat;
-import java.util.Date;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-
 import androidx.annotation.ColorInt;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -30,6 +26,12 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DiffUtil;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.ListAdapter;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 import androidx.savedstate.SavedStateRegistryOwner;
+
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 import be.digitalia.fosdem.R;
 import be.digitalia.fosdem.activities.EventDetailsActivity;
 import be.digitalia.fosdem.api.FosdemApi;
@@ -68,7 +70,9 @@ public class BookmarksAdapter extends ListAdapter<Event, BookmarksAdapter.ViewHo
 		super(DIFF_CALLBACK);
 		setHasStableIds(true);
 		timeDateFormat = DateUtils.getTimeDateFormat(activity);
-		errorColor = ContextCompat.getColor(activity, R.color.color_error);
+		TypedArray a = activity.getTheme().obtainStyledAttributes(R.styleable.ErrorColors);
+		errorColor = a.getColor(R.styleable.ErrorColors_colorError, 0);
+		a.recycle();
 
 		multiChoiceHelper = new MultiChoiceHelper(activity, owner, this);
 		multiChoiceHelper.setMultiChoiceModeListener(multiChoiceModeListener);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/color/abstract_background.xml b/app/src/main/res/color/abstract_background.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4badb0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/color/abstract_background.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <item android:alpha="0.05" android:color="?attr/colorOnSurface" />
+</selector>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/white_background.png b/app/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/white_background.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de29bc7
Binary files /dev/null and b/app/src/main/res/drawable-nodpi/white_background.png differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_event_details.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_event_details.xml
index 5365b27..24af15b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_event_details.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_event_details.xml
@@ -95,12 +95,13 @@
             android:id="@+id/abstract_text"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:background="@color/abstract_background"
+            android:background="@drawable/white_background"
             android:padding="@dimen/content_margin"
             android:saveEnabled="false"
             android:textAppearance="?textAppearanceBody1"
             android:textIsSelectable="true"
-            tools:text="FOSDEM welcome and opening talk."/>
+            app:backgroundTint="@color/abstract_background"
+            tools:text="FOSDEM welcome and opening talk." />
 
         <TextView
             android:id="@+id/description"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
index d745f86..798fe06 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
 <resources>
 
     <!-- Drawable used as a background for activated items. -->
-    <attr name="activatedBackgroundIndicator" format="reference"/>
-    <attr name="materialHorizontalProgressBarStyle" format="reference"/>
+    <attr name="activatedBackgroundIndicator" format="reference" />
+    <attr name="materialHorizontalProgressBarStyle" format="reference" />
 
     <declare-styleable name="PrimaryTextColors">
-        <attr name="android:textColorPrimary"/>
-        <attr name="android:textColorPrimaryInverse"/>
+        <attr name="android:textColorPrimary" />
+        <attr name="android:textColorPrimaryInverse" />
+    </declare-styleable>
+
+    <declare-styleable name="ErrorColors">
+        <attr name="colorError" />
+        <attr name="colorOnError" />
     </declare-styleable>
 
 </resources>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 043933b..1d84d58 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@
     <color name="color_primary_dark">#76005e</color>
     <color name="color_secondary">#3479c4</color>
     <color name="color_activated">#663479c4</color>
-    <color name="abstract_background">#0c000000</color>
     <color name="schedule_time_background">#29000000</color>
     <color name="schedule_time_running_background">@color/color_secondary</color>
-    <color name="color_error">@color/design_default_color_error</color>
-    <color name="color_on_error">@color/design_default_color_on_error</color>
     <color name="shortcut_background">#F5F5F5</color>
 
     <!-- Track types -->
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 563ae13..67804ea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
         <item name="colorSecondary">@color/color_secondary</item>
         <item name="colorOnPrimary">@color/design_default_color_on_primary</item>
         <item name="colorOnSecondary">@color/design_default_color_on_primary</item>
-        <item name="colorError">@color/color_error</item>
         <item name="alertDialogTheme">@style/AlertDialogTheme</item>
         <item name="android:windowContentOverlay">@null</item>