diff --git a/cui/source/options/optcolor.cxx b/cui/source/options/optcolor.cxx
index 23ef829..a82d85a 100644
--- a/cui/source/options/optcolor.cxx
+++ b/cui/source/options/optcolor.cxx
@@ -852,13 +852,16 @@ ColorConfigWindow_Impl::ColorConfigWindow_Impl(Window* pParent, const ResId& rRe
     Wallpaper aTransparentWall(TempColor);
     sal_Int32 nWinWidth = GetSizePixel().Width();
     sal_Int32 nFTHeight = aChapters[0]->GetSizePixel().Height();
-	Color aBackColor;
+    Color aFontColor    = aChapters[0]->GetFont().GetColor();
+
     const StyleSettings& rStyleSettings = GetSettings().GetStyleSettings();
-    sal_Bool bHighContrast = rStyleSettings.GetHighContrastMode();
-    if ( bHighContrast )
-        aBackColor = rStyleSettings.GetShadowColor();
-	else
-		aBackColor = Color( COL_LIGHTGRAY);
+
+    Color aBackColor = rStyleSettings.GetDialogColor();
+    if ( aBackColor.GetLuminance() <= aFontColor.GetLuminance() )
+        aBackColor.IncreaseLuminance( 32 );
+    else
+        aBackColor.DecreaseLuminance( 32 );
+
 	sal_Int32 nCount = aChapterWins.size();
     for(sal_Int32 i = 0; i < nCount; ++i)
     {