diff --git a/core/ui/AdvancedSearch.tid b/core/ui/AdvancedSearch.tid
index f25384e25..e7b4827e3 100644
--- a/core/ui/AdvancedSearch.tid
+++ b/core/ui/AdvancedSearch.tid
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 title: $:/AdvancedSearch
 icon: $:/core/images/advanced-search-button
+color: #bbb
 
 <div class="tc-advanced-search">
 <<tabs "[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag[$:/tags/AdvancedSearch]!has[draft.of]]" "$:/core/ui/AdvancedSearch/System">>
diff --git a/core/ui/ControlPanel.tid b/core/ui/ControlPanel.tid
index 7f8d5d665..a844c3c96 100644
--- a/core/ui/ControlPanel.tid
+++ b/core/ui/ControlPanel.tid
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 title: $:/ControlPanel
 icon: $:/core/images/options-button
+color: #bbb
 
 <div class="tc-control-panel">
 <<tabs "[all[shadows+tiddlers]tag[$:/tags/ControlPanel]!has[draft.of]]" "$:/core/ui/ControlPanel/Info">>
diff --git a/core/ui/TagManager.tid b/core/ui/TagManager.tid
index 76518f4c9..3e38f1f18 100644
--- a/core/ui/TagManager.tid
+++ b/core/ui/TagManager.tid
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 title: $:/TagManager
 icon: $:/core/images/tag-button
+color: #bbb
 
 \define lingo-base() $:/language/TagManager/
 \define iconEditorTab(type)