diff --git a/src/zen/common/styles/zen-browser-ui.css b/src/zen/common/styles/zen-browser-ui.css
index 8bb7c6f97..959c16d4e 100644
--- a/src/zen/common/styles/zen-browser-ui.css
+++ b/src/zen/common/styles/zen-browser-ui.css
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@
         background: var(--zen-main-browser-background-toolbar-old);
       }
     }
-
-    &::after,
-    &::before {
-      mix-blend-mode: plus-lighter;
-    }
   }
 
   :root:not([animating-background='true']) &::before {
diff --git a/src/zen/compact-mode/zen-compact-mode.css b/src/zen/compact-mode/zen-compact-mode.css
index d87f09dde..7058bcf44 100644
--- a/src/zen/compact-mode/zen-compact-mode.css
+++ b/src/zen/compact-mode/zen-compact-mode.css
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
   overflow: clip;
   z-index: -1;
-  background: black; /* Any color thats not white */
+  background: light-dark(#e9e9e9, #131313);
   box-shadow: var(--zen-big-shadow);
   @media -moz-pref('zen.theme.acrylic-elements') {
     background: transparent;
diff --git a/src/zen/glance/ZenGlanceManager.mjs b/src/zen/glance/ZenGlanceManager.mjs
index 667c09c53..7f1c60680 100644
--- a/src/zen/glance/ZenGlanceManager.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/glance/ZenGlanceManager.mjs
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
           x: [xOffset, 0],
         },
         {
-          duration: 0.3,
+          duration: 0.2,
           type: 'spring',
           delay: 0.2,
           bounce: 0,
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@
         parentSidebarContainer,
         {
           scale: [1, 0.98],
-          opacity: [1, 0.5],
+          opacity: [1, 0.4],
         },
         {
           duration: 0.3,
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
           opacity: [1, 0],
         },
         {
-          duration: 0.25,
+          duration: 0.1,
           easing: 'easeInOut',
         }
       );
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@
       this.#animateParentBackground();
       gZenUIManager.motion
         .animate(this.browserWrapper, arcSequence, {
-          duration: gZenUIManager.testingEnabled ? 0 : 0.4,
+          duration: gZenUIManager.testingEnabled ? 0 : 0.3,
           ease: 'easeInOut',
         })
         .then(() => {
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@
           browserSidebarContainer,
           {
             scale: [0.98, 1],
-            opacity: [0.5, 1],
+            opacity: [0.4, 1],
           },
           {
             duration: 0.3,
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@
         const arcSequence = this.#createGlanceArcSequence(closingData, 'closing');
 
         gZenUIManager.motion
-          .animate(this.browserWrapper, arcSequence, { duration: 0.4, ease: 'easeOut' })
+          .animate(this.browserWrapper, arcSequence, { duration: 0.3, ease: 'easeOut' })
           .then(() => {
             // Remove element preview after closing animation
             const elementPreview = this.browserWrapper.querySelector('.zen-glance-element-preview');