diff --git a/system/ui/lib/application.py b/system/ui/lib/application.py
index 26e446612d..719d38284d 100644
--- a/system/ui/lib/application.py
+++ b/system/ui/lib/application.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void main() {
 """
 
 DEFAULT_TEXT_SIZE = 60
-DEFAULT_TEXT_COLOR = rl.WHITE
+DEFAULT_TEXT_COLOR = rl.Color(255, 255, 255, int(255 * 0.9))
 
 # Qt draws fonts accounting for ascent/descent differently, so compensate to match old styles
 # The real scales for the fonts below range from 1.212 to 1.266