diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/aboutHome.css b/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/aboutHome.css
index 5fe96c2926..bb730b489d 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/aboutHome.css
+++ b/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/aboutHome.css
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 html {
   font: message-box;
   font-size: 100%;
-  background-color: rgb(229,229,229);
+  background-color: #eee;
   color: #000;
   height: 100%;
 }
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ body {
   -moz-box-orient: vertical;
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
-  background-image: url(chrome://browser/content/abouthome/noise.png),
-                    linear-gradient(hsla(0,0%,100%,.7), hsla(0,0%,100%,.4));
 }
 
 input,
@@ -52,10 +50,6 @@ a {
 }
 
 /* SEARCH */
-#searchForm {
-  width: 470px;
-}
-
 #searchContainer {
   display: -moz-box;
   position: relative;
@@ -63,25 +57,21 @@ a {
   margin: 10px 0 15px;
 }
 
-#searchContainer[page-disabled] {
-  opacity: 0;
-  pointer-events: none;
-}
-
 #searchForm {
+  width: 470px;
   display: -moz-box;
   position: relative;
-  height: 36px;
+  height: 36px; /* 32 px logo + 2*1px pad + 2*1px border */
   -moz-box-flex: 1;
-  max-width: 600px; /* 2 * (290 cell width + 10 cell margin) */
+  max-width: 600px;
 }
 
 #searchEngineLogo {
   border: 1px transparent;
-  padding: 2px 4px 2px 2px;
+  padding: 4px;
   margin: 0;
-  width: 32px;
-  height: 32px;
+  width: 28px;
+  height: 28px;
   position: absolute;
 }
 
@@ -89,77 +79,76 @@ a {
   -moz-box-flex: 1;
   padding-top: 6px;
   padding-bottom: 6px;
-  padding-inline-start: 42px;
+  padding-inline-start: 38px; /* room for logo */
   padding-inline-end: 8px;
-  background: hsla(0,0%,100%,.9) padding-box;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9) padding-box;
   border: 1px solid;
-  border-spacing: 0;
-  border-radius: 2px 0 0 2px;
-  border-color: hsla(228,54%,20%,.15) hsla(228,54%,20%,.17) hsla(228,54%,20%,.2);
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 hsla(228,65%,9%,.02) inset,
-              0 0 2px hsla(228,65%,9%,.1) inset,
-              0 1px 0 hsla(0,0%,100%,.2);
-  color: inherit;
-  unicode-bidi: plaintext;
+  border-color: rgba(37, 46, 65, 0.15) rgba(37, 46, 65, 0.17) rgba(37, 46, 65, 0.2);
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(37, 46, 65, 0.02) inset,
+              0 0 2px rgba(37, 46, 65, 0.1) inset,
+              0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
+  border-radius: 2.5px 0 0 2.5px;
 }
 
-#searchText:dir(rtl) {
-  border-radius: 0 2px 2px 0;
+#searchText:-moz-dir(rtl) {
+  border-radius: 0 2.5px 2.5px 0;
 }
 
-#searchText[aria-expanded="true"] {
-  border-radius: 2px 0 0 0;
+#searchText:focus,
+#searchText[autofocus] {
+  border-color: rgba(92, 133, 214, 0.6) rgba(78, 114, 188, 0.6) rgba(41, 82, 163, 0.6);
 }
 
-#searchText[aria-expanded="true"]:dir(rtl) {
-  border-radius: 0 2px 0 0;
-}
-
-#searchText[keepfocus],
-#searchText:focus {
-  border-color: hsla(234,0%,60%,.6) hsla(234,0%,52%,.6) hsla(234,0%,40%,.6);
-}
+#searchText::placeholder {
+  font-style: italic;
+  opacity: 0.3;
+}  
 
 #searchSubmit {
   margin-inline-start: -1px;
+  background: linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)) padding-box;
   padding: 0 9px;
   border: 1px solid;
-  background-color: #e0e0e0;
-  color: black;
-  border-color: hsla(234,0%,20%,.15) hsla(234,0%,20%,.17) hsla(234,0%,20%,.2);
+  border-color: rgba(37, 46, 65, 0.2) rgba(37, 46, 65, 0.2) rgba(37, 46, 65, 0.2);
+  border-inline-start: 1px solid transparent;
   border-radius: 0 2.5px 2.5px 0;
-  box-shadow: 0 0 2px hsla(0,0%,100%,.5) inset,
-              0 1px 0 hsla(0,0%,100%,.2);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 2px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5) inset,
+              0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
   cursor: pointer;
-  width: 50px;
+  transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow;
+  transition-duration: 150ms;
 }
 
-#searchSubmit:dir(rtl) {
-  border-radius: 2px 0 0 2px;
+#searchSubmit:-moz-dir(rtl) {
+  border-radius: 2.5px 0 0 2.5px;
 }
 
-#searchSubmit:hover {
-  background-color: hsl(220,54%,30%);
+#searchText:focus + #searchSubmit,
+#searchText + #searchSubmit:hover,
+#searchText[autofocus] + #searchSubmit {
+  border-color: #8da1c8 #768bb5 #6579a2;
   color: white;
 }
 
 #searchText:focus + #searchSubmit,
-#searchText + #searchSubmit:hover {
-  border-color: #808080;
+#searchText[autofocus] + #searchSubmit {
+  background-image: linear-gradient(#85a8e0, #3d75cf);
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) inset,
+              0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) inset,
+              0 1px 0 rgba(23, 46, 67, 0.03);
 }
 
-#searchText[keepfocus],
-#searchText:focus,
-#searchText[keepfocus] + #searchSubmit,
-#searchText:focus + #searchSubmit
-{
-  box-shadow: 0 0 2px hsla(0,0%,100%,.5) inset,
-              0 2px 4px 0px rgba(37,37,37,.2);
-}
+#searchText + #searchSubmit:hover {
+  background-image: linear-gradient(#85a8e0, #3d75cf);
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) inset,
+              0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) inset,
+              0 1px 0 rgba(23, 42, 79, 0.03),
+              0 0 4px rgba(0, 34, 102, 0.2);}
 
 #searchText + #searchSubmit:hover:active {
-  background-color: hsl(220,24%,10%);
-  color: #a0a0a0;
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(3, 11, 27, 0.1) inset,
+              0 0 1px rgba(3, 11, 27, 0.2) inset;
+  transition-duration: 0ms;
 }
 
 /* LAUNCHER */
@@ -168,10 +157,10 @@ a {
   -moz-box-align: center;
   -moz-box-pack: center;
   width: 100%;
-  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.03);
-  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.03);
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.02) inset,
-              0 -1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.25);
+  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
+  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02) inset,
+              0 -1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
 }
 
 #launcher:not([session]),
@@ -193,12 +182,12 @@ body[narrow] #launcher[session] {
   white-space: normal;
   background: transparent padding-box;
   border: 1px solid transparent;
-  border-radius: 5px;
+  border-radius: 2.5px;
   color: #525c66;
   font-size: 75%;
   cursor: pointer;
   transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow;
-  transition-duration: 120ms;
+  transition-duration: 150ms;
 }
 
 body[narrow] #launcher[session] > .launchButton {
diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/aboutHome.js b/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/aboutHome.js
index 40f01298b5..686644673a 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/aboutHome.js
+++ b/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/aboutHome.js
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ function setupSearchEngine()
     logoElt.src = searchEngineInfo.image;
     logoElt.alt = searchEngineName;
     searchText.placeholder = "";
-  }
-  else {
-    logoElt.parentNode.hidden = true;
+  } else {
+    logoElt.parentNode.hidden = false;
+    logoElt.src = SEARCH_ENGINES['generic'].image;
     searchText.placeholder = searchEngineName;
   }
 
diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/jar.mn b/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/jar.mn
index 14a0d85f2c..d9499347c0 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/jar.mn
+++ b/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/jar.mn
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ browser.jar:
 * content/browser/abouthome/aboutHome.xhtml
 * content/browser/abouthome/aboutHome.js
 * content/browser/abouthome/aboutHome.css
-  content/browser/abouthome/noise.png
-  content/browser/abouthome/snippet1.png
-  content/browser/abouthome/snippet2.png
   content/browser/abouthome/downloads.png
   content/browser/abouthome/bookmarks.png
   content/browser/abouthome/history.png
@@ -19,8 +16,6 @@ browser.jar:
   content/browser/abouthome/settings.png
   content/browser/abouthome/restore.png
   content/browser/abouthome/restore-large.png
-  content/browser/abouthome/snippet1@2x.png
-  content/browser/abouthome/snippet2@2x.png
   content/browser/abouthome/downloads@2x.png
   content/browser/abouthome/bookmarks@2x.png
   content/browser/abouthome/history@2x.png
diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/noise.png b/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/noise.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 3467cf4d47..0000000000
Binary files a/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/noise.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/snippet1.png b/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/snippet1.png
deleted file mode 100644
index ce2ec55c23..0000000000
Binary files a/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/snippet1.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/snippet1@2x.png b/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/snippet1@2x.png
deleted file mode 100644
index f57cd0a827..0000000000
Binary files a/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/snippet1@2x.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/snippet2.png b/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/snippet2.png
deleted file mode 100644
index e0724fb6df..0000000000
Binary files a/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/snippet2.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/snippet2@2x.png b/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/snippet2@2x.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 40577f52f6..0000000000
Binary files a/application/palemoon/components/abouthome/snippet2@2x.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/newtab/newTab.css b/application/palemoon/components/newtab/newTab.css
index 9d0ef5612d..3cbcf452f9 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/components/newtab/newTab.css
+++ b/application/palemoon/components/newtab/newTab.css
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ body {
   height: 100%;
   padding: 0;
   margin: 0;
-  background-color: rgb(229,229,229);
+  background-color: #eee;
   display: -moz-box;
   position: relative;
   -moz-box-flex: 1;
@@ -236,17 +236,13 @@ input[type=button] {
   margin: 10px 0 15px;
 }
 
-#searchContainer[page-disabled] {
-  opacity: 0;
-  pointer-events: none;
-}
-
 #searchForm {
+  width: 470px;
   display: -moz-box;
   position: relative;
-  height: 36px;
+  height: 36px; /* 32 px logo + 2*1px pad + 2*1px border */
   -moz-box-flex: 1;
-  max-width: 600px; /* 2 * (290 cell width + 10 cell margin) */
+  max-width: 600px;
 }
 
 #searchEngineLogo {
@@ -262,77 +258,76 @@ input[type=button] {
   -moz-box-flex: 1;
   padding-top: 6px;
   padding-bottom: 6px;
-  padding-inline-start: 42px;
+  padding-inline-start: 38px; /* room for logo */
   padding-inline-end: 8px;
-  background: hsla(0,0%,100%,.9) padding-box;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9) padding-box;
   border: 1px solid;
-  border-spacing: 0;
-  border-radius: 2px 0 0 2px;
-  border-color: hsla(228,54%,20%,.15) hsla(228,54%,20%,.17) hsla(228,54%,20%,.2);
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 hsla(228,65%,9%,.02) inset,
-              0 0 2px hsla(228,65%,9%,.1) inset,
-              0 1px 0 hsla(0,0%,100%,.2);
-  color: inherit;
-  unicode-bidi: plaintext;
+  border-color: rgba(37, 46, 65, 0.15) rgba(37, 46, 65, 0.17) rgba(37, 46, 65, 0.2);
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(37, 46, 65, 0.02) inset,
+              0 0 2px rgba(37, 46, 65, 0.1) inset,
+              0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
+  border-radius: 2.5px 0 0 2.5px;
 }
 
-#searchText:dir(rtl) {
-  border-radius: 0 2px 2px 0;
+#searchText:-moz-dir(rtl) {
+  border-radius: 0 2.5px 2.5px 0;
 }
 
-#searchText[aria-expanded="true"] {
-  border-radius: 2px 0 0 0;
+#searchText:focus,
+#searchText[autofocus] {
+  border-color: rgba(92, 133, 214, 0.6) rgba(78, 114, 188, 0.6) rgba(41, 82, 163, 0.6);
 }
 
-#searchText[aria-expanded="true"]:dir(rtl) {
-  border-radius: 0 2px 0 0;
-}
-
-#searchText[keepfocus],
-#searchText:focus {
-  border-color: hsla(234,0%,60%,.6) hsla(234,0%,52%,.6) hsla(234,0%,40%,.6);
+#searchText::placeholder {
+  font-style: italic;
+  opacity: 0.3;
 }
 
 #searchSubmit {
   margin-inline-start: -1px;
+  background: linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)) padding-box;
   padding: 0 9px;
   border: 1px solid;
-  background-color: #e0e0e0;
-  color: black;
-  border-color: hsla(234,0%,20%,.15) hsla(234,0%,20%,.17) hsla(234,0%,20%,.2);
+  border-color: rgba(37, 46, 65, 0.2) rgba(37, 46, 65, 0.2) rgba(37, 46, 65, 0.2);
+  border-inline-start: 1px solid transparent;
   border-radius: 0 2.5px 2.5px 0;
-  box-shadow: 0 0 2px hsla(0,0%,100%,.5) inset,
-              0 1px 0 hsla(0,0%,100%,.2);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 2px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5) inset,
+              0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
   cursor: pointer;
-  width: 50px;
+  transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow;
+  transition-duration: 150ms;
 }
 
-#searchSubmit:dir(rtl) {
-  border-radius: 2px 0 0 2px;
+#searchSubmit:-moz-dir(rtl) {
+  border-radius: 2.5px 0 0 2.5px;
 }
 
-#searchSubmit:hover {
-  background-color: hsl(220,54%,30%);
+#searchText:focus + #searchSubmit,
+#searchText + #searchSubmit:hover,
+#searchText[autofocus] + #searchSubmit {
+  border-color: #8da1c8 #768bb5 #6579a2;
   color: white;
 }
 
 #searchText:focus + #searchSubmit,
-#searchText + #searchSubmit:hover {
-  border-color: #808080;
+#searchText[autofocus] + #searchSubmit {
+  background-image: linear-gradient(#85a8e0, #3d75cf);
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) inset,
+              0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) inset,
+              0 1px 0 rgba(23, 46, 67, 0.03);
 }
 
-#searchText[keepfocus],
-#searchText:focus,
-#searchText[keepfocus] + #searchSubmit,
-#searchText:focus + #searchSubmit
-{
-  box-shadow: 0 0 2px hsla(0,0%,100%,.5) inset,
-              0 2px 4px 0px rgba(37,37,37,.2);
-}
+#searchText + #searchSubmit:hover {
+  background-image: linear-gradient(#85a8e0, #3d75cf);
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) inset,
+              0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) inset,
+              0 1px 0 rgba(23, 42, 79, 0.03),
+              0 0 4px rgba(0, 34, 102, 0.2);}
 
 #searchText + #searchSubmit:hover:active {
-  background-color: hsl(220,24%,10%);
-  color: #a0a0a0;
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(3, 11, 27, 0.1) inset,
+              0 0 1px rgba(3, 11, 27, 0.2) inset;
+  transition-duration: 0ms;
 }
 
 .contentSearchSuggestionTable {
diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/newtab/page.js b/application/palemoon/components/newtab/page.js
index a982e001aa..9088c89f16 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/components/newtab/page.js
+++ b/application/palemoon/components/newtab/page.js
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ var gPage = {
 
     this._initialized = true;
 
-    // XXX: this comment makes no sense for what it does. There's no HC check,
-    // and it changes the button unconditionally to a "play" button. Which is
-    // wrong for search. Commented out for now.
-    //    
+    // XXX: This comment makes no sense for what it does. There is no HC check,
+    // and it changes the button unconditionally to a "play" button, which is
+    // wrong for a search action. Commented out for now.
+    
     // Set submit button label for when CSS background are disabled (e.g.
     // high contrast mode).
-    // document.getElementById("searchSubmit").value =
-    //   document.body.getAttribute("dir") == "ltr" ? "\u25B6" : "\u25C0";
+    //document.getElementById("searchSubmit").value =
+    //  document.body.getAttribute("dir") == "ltr" ? "\u25B6" : "\u25C0";
 
     if (document.hidden) {
       addEventListener("visibilitychange", this);
diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/newtab/search.js b/application/palemoon/components/newtab/search.js
index f574003bb5..78bc171ef6 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/components/newtab/search.js
+++ b/application/palemoon/components/newtab/search.js
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ function setupSearchEngine() {
     logoElt.alt = searchEngineName;
     searchText.placeholder = "";
   } else {
-    logoElt.parentNode.hidden = true;
+    logoElt.parentNode.hidden = false;
+    logoElt.src = SEARCH_ENGINES['generic'].image;
     searchText.placeholder = searchEngineName;
   }
 }
diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/preferences/privacy.js b/application/palemoon/components/preferences/privacy.js
index 7b319c3ee6..05ed3bcdd3 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/components/preferences/privacy.js
+++ b/application/palemoon/components/preferences/privacy.js
@@ -19,41 +19,15 @@ var gPrivacyPane = {
   /**
    * Sets up the UI for the number of days of history to keep, and updates the
    * label of the "Clear Now..." button.
-   * Also restores the previously selected tab or tab index passed as argument.
    */
   init: function()
   {
-    this._inited = true;
-    var privacyPrefs = document.getElementById("privacyPrefs");
-
-    var extraArgs = window.arguments[1];
-    if (extraArgs && extraArgs["privacyTab"]){
-      privacyPrefs.selectedTab = document.getElementById(extraArgs["privacyTab"]);
-    } else {
-      var preference = document.getElementById("browser.preferences.privacy.selectedTabIndex");
-      if (preference.value !== null)
-        privacyPrefs.selectedIndex = preference.value;
-    }
-  
     this._updateSanitizeSettingsButton();
     this.initializeHistoryMode();
     this.updateHistoryModePane();
     this.updatePrivacyMicroControls();
     this.initAutoStartPrivateBrowsingReverter();
   },
-
-  /**
-   * Stores the identity of the current tab in preferences so that the selected
-   * tab can be persisted between openings of the preferences window.
-   */
-  tabSelectionChanged: function()
-  {
-    if (!this._inited)
-      return;
-    var privacyPrefs = document.getElementById("privacyPrefs");
-    var preference = document.getElementById("browser.preferences.privacy.selectedTabIndex");
-    preference.valueFromPreferences = privacyPrefs.selectedIndex;
-  },
   
   // HISTORY MODE
 
diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/preferences/privacy.xul b/application/palemoon/components/preferences/privacy.xul
index 25ce8843d5..50b89f1620 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/components/preferences/privacy.xul
+++ b/application/palemoon/components/preferences/privacy.xul
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 
     <preferences id="privacyPreferences">
 
-      <preference id="browser.preferences.privacy.selectedTabIndex"
-                  name="browser.preferences.privacy.selectedTabIndex"
-                  type="int"/>
-  
       <!-- Tracking -->
       <preference id="privacy.donottrackheader.enabled"
                   name="privacy.donottrackheader.enabled"
diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/shared/searchenginelogos.js b/application/palemoon/components/shared/searchenginelogos.js
index 29174d04f6..ce7e8c1d8b 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/components/shared/searchenginelogos.js
+++ b/application/palemoon/components/shared/searchenginelogos.js
@@ -254,5 +254,96 @@ const SEARCH_ENGINES = {
            "isv+rC8cOIsrwldQCc7uIlPaCrPZatZr1eucCNntDke+o2Eky48BKwlddWDn7Ahxdnt+vi0/34EU" +
            "99OgxgjY7/ED4MeESEs553DYQQ744F8OB2De/+vTdR3j8Sx/1tc+KERXcx3orbfuLAv+bzh2n5jL" +
            "D4B7CdCesciBrs6OTvxzsbOza+TA2Pjksj33F08ljf+nbH/0f+C6zXUwzYSLAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC"
+  },
+  "generic": { // generic search image to be used if no engine logo is present
+    image: "data:image/png;base64," +
+           "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAEAAAABACAYAAACqaXHeAAATM0lEQVR4XuWbeXRUVbbGv3PvrUqq" +
+           "UhkqA2FIGBQZA2HQfoKi4IA0Dg2IQ4s2iIqNgsrQyCCjIA0oo0AghKYRCCKTMgYEZEqQKQ1CGAIk" +
+           "IYGEIfNYVffe/fZddXHV48Far/utssX+1vp5bpn8Ud93zt5nV0Xxa5QQQmIpsiwrEotf3/5zyCzz" +
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 };
diff --git a/application/palemoon/themes/linux/newtab/newTab.css b/application/palemoon/themes/linux/newtab/newTab.css
index 7250bd18e4..40ca4ae4cb 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/themes/linux/newtab/newTab.css
+++ b/application/palemoon/themes/linux/newtab/newTab.css
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 .newtab-undo-button {
   -moz-appearance: none;
-  color: rgb(221,72,20);
+  color: rgb(78,114,204);
   cursor: pointer;
   padding: 0;
   margin: 0 4px;
diff --git a/application/palemoon/themes/shared/newtab/newTab.css.inc b/application/palemoon/themes/shared/newtab/newTab.css.inc
index 3b82ef7a44..13514dfe18 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/themes/shared/newtab/newTab.css.inc
+++ b/application/palemoon/themes/shared/newtab/newTab.css.inc
@@ -9,14 +9,12 @@
 }
 
 body {
-  background: #ececec;
+  background: #eee;
 }
 
 /* SCROLLBOX */
 #newtab-scrollbox:not([page-disabled]) {
-  background-color: rgb(229,229,229);
-  background-image: url(chrome://browser/skin/newtab/noise.png),
-                    linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.5), rgba(255,255,255,.2));
+  background-color: #eee;
   background-attachment: fixed;
 }
 
@@ -78,10 +76,10 @@ body {
 /* CELLS */
 .newtab-cell {
   -moz-margin-end: 20px;
-  background-color: rgba(255,255,255,.2);
+  background-color: rgba(255,255,255,.3);
   border: 1px solid;
   border-color: rgba(8,22,37,.12) rgba(8,22,37,.14) rgba(8,22,37,.16);
-  border-radius: 1px;
+  border-radius: 3.5px;
   transition: border-color 100ms ease-out;
 }
 
@@ -95,18 +93,20 @@ body {
 }
 
 .newtab-cell:hover:not(:empty):not([dragged]) {
-  border-color: rgba(8,22,37,.25) rgba(8,22,37,.27) rgba(8,22,37,.3);
+  border-color: rgba(8,16,37,.25) rgba(8,16,37,.27) rgba(8,16,37,.3);
 }
 
 /* SITES */
 .newtab-site {
   text-decoration: none;
   transition-property: top, left, opacity, box-shadow, background-color;
+  border-radius: 2.5px;
+  overflow: hidden;
 }
 
 .newtab-site:hover,
 .newtab-site[dragged] {
-  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px 0px rgba(37,37,37,.2);
+  box-shadow: 0 3px 6px 0px rgba(75,80,89,.6);
 }
 
 .newtab-site[dragged] {
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ body {
 /* TITLES */
 .newtab-title {
   padding: 0 8px 1px;
-  background-color: rgba(229,229,229,.95);
-  color: black;
+  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(245, 245, 245, .95), rgba(225, 225, 225, .95));
+  color: #303030;
   line-height: 24px;
 }
 
diff --git a/application/palemoon/themes/windows/newtab/newTab.css b/application/palemoon/themes/windows/newtab/newTab.css
index ea68bb8067..50b036ba80 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/themes/windows/newtab/newTab.css
+++ b/application/palemoon/themes/windows/newtab/newTab.css
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 .newtab-undo-button {
   -moz-appearance: none;
   color: -moz-nativehyperlinktext;
-  color: rgb(0,102,204);
+  color: rgb(78,114,204);
   cursor: pointer;
   padding: 0;
   margin: 0 4px;
diff --git a/modules/libpref/init/all.js b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
index 1e36ae2978..8baae8ed2a 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/init/all.js
+++ b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
@@ -1463,7 +1463,8 @@ pref("network.http.redirection-limit", 20);
 // Enable http compression: comment this out in case of problems with 1.1
 // NOTE: support for "compress" has been disabled per bug 196406.
 // NOTE: separate values with comma+space (", "): see bug 576033
-pref("network.http.accept-encoding", "gzip, deflate");
+// NOTE: there is currently no reason except evangelism for https to not use brotli for http
+pref("network.http.accept-encoding", "gzip, deflate, br");
 pref("network.http.accept-encoding.secure", "gzip, deflate, br");
 
 pref("network.http.pipelining"      , true);
diff --git a/toolkit/content/logopage.xhtml b/toolkit/content/logopage.xhtml
index 614bb1a703..80de8ed580 100644
--- a/toolkit/content/logopage.xhtml
+++ b/toolkit/content/logopage.xhtml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <title></title>
   <style type="text/css">
   body {
-    background: rgb(229,229,229);
+    background: #eee;
     color: black;
   }