diff --git a/README b/README
index 8763185..e87e6aa 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ done:
 
 [steppenwolf]
 
+0.63 tweak panel/frame
+
 0.62 flatten and remove padding from 'frame' elements
 
 0.61 inverted some image assets, increased scroll/scalebar size for steppenwolf-dark
diff --git a/gtk-3.0/gtk.css b/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
index 321d01c..86911a6 100755
--- a/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
+++ b/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
@@ -534,15 +534,6 @@ notebook tab:active {
     border-right: 1px solid @trueblack;
 }
 
-frame {
-    background-color: @base_color;
-    border-left: 1.3px solid  @black_color;
-    border-top: 1px solid  @black_color;
-    border-right: 1px solid @outset_lighter_color;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid @outset_lighter_color;
-    padding: 5px;
-}
-
 frame
 {
   border: none;
@@ -929,8 +920,8 @@ calendar:indeterminate {
 
 .panel {
 
-  background-color: transparent;
-  color: white;
+  background-color: rgba(0,0,0, 0.8);
+  color: #c8c8c8;
   font-weight: normal;
   text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
   -gtk-icon-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); }