diff --git a/fsl/fsleyes/splash.png b/fsl/fsleyes/splash.png
index f134b049296b6d949cdcde678c7bc2ea488be811..b19e5df20c01d96b7ff27e7fc6c21cfa44719f78 100644
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diff --git a/fsl/fsleyes/splash.py b/fsl/fsleyes/splash.py
index 21259721fa0935e73fe7625191ad3253fc6893fb..8344ef5c0961359e30b770d289ab39e160fab7b0 100644
--- a/fsl/fsleyes/splash.py
+++ b/fsl/fsleyes/splash.py
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ class FSLEyesSplash(wx.Frame):
         self.statusBar = wx.StaticText(self, style=wx.ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE)
         self.statusBar.SetLabel(strings.messages[self, 'default'])
 
-        self.statusBar.SetBackgroundColour('white')
-        self          .SetBackgroundColour('white')
+        self.statusBar.SetBackgroundColour('#636a70')
+        self.statusBar.SetForegroundColour('#ffffff')
+        self          .SetBackgroundColour('#636a70')
         
         sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
 
diff --git a/fsl/fsleyes/splash.xcf b/fsl/fsleyes/splash.xcf
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