diff --git a/src/browser/base/content/zen-components b/src/browser/base/content/zen-components
index 0a23df721..9a1beadc0 160000
--- a/src/browser/base/content/zen-components
+++ b/src/browser/base/content/zen-components
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0a23df721efd4c20489f8a6a05d2ce08508eff2b
+Subproject commit 9a1beadc03b1509513c51bf954914454fa4ed99b
diff --git a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-tabs/vertical-tabs.css b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-tabs/vertical-tabs.css
index 1ddd6b0cd..7e23d259d 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-tabs/vertical-tabs.css
+++ b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-tabs/vertical-tabs.css
@@ -153,7 +153,11 @@
     overflow: visible !important;
 
     & .tab-background:not(:hover):not([selected]):not([multiselected]) {
-      background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--zen-colors-secondary) 10%, transparent 90%) !important;
+      --zen-pinned-tabs-bgcolor: color-mix(in srgb, var(--zen-colors-secondary) 10%, transparent 90%);
+      @media not (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
+        --zen-pinned-tabs-bgcolor: color-mix(in srgb, var(--zen-colors-secondary) 50%, transparent 50%);
+      }
+      background: var(--zen-pinned-tabs-bgcolor) !important;
       backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
     }
 
@@ -620,6 +624,7 @@
       }
 
       &[selected] .tab-background {
+        border-color: transparent;
         background: var(--zen-colors-secondary) !important;
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-theme.css b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-theme.css
index 9335b4720..d62a581f2 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-theme.css
+++ b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-theme.css
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 
   /** Zen colors are generated automatically from the primary color */
   --zen-colors-primary: color-mix(in srgb, var(--zen-primary-color) 50%, black 50%);
-  --zen-colors-secondary: color-mix(in srgb, var(--zen-primary-color) 40%, white 60%);
+  --zen-colors-secondary: color-mix(in srgb, var(--zen-colors-primary) 20%, white 80%);
   --zen-colors-tertiary: color-mix(in srgb, var(--zen-primary-color) 7%, white 93%);
 
   --zen-colors-hover-bg: color-mix(in srgb, var(--zen-primary-color) 90%, white 10%);
   --zen-colors-primary-foreground: color-mix(in srgb, var(--zen-primary-color) 80%, black 20%);
-  --zen-colors-border: color-mix(in srgb, var(--zen-colors-secondary) 90%, black 10%);
+  --zen-colors-border: color-mix(in srgb, var(--zen-colors-secondary) 98%, black 2%);
 
   --zen-colors-input-bg: color-mix(in srgb, var(--zen-primary-color) 10%, white 80%);
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 
   --input-bgcolor: var(--zen-colors-tertiary) !important;
   --input-border-color: var(--zen-input-border-color) !important;
-  --zen-themed-toolbar-bg: light-dark(#eeeded, var(--zen-colors-tertiary)) !important;
+  --zen-themed-toolbar-bg: light-dark(#fdfdfd, var(--zen-colors-tertiary)) !important;
 
   --toolbar-field-background-color: var(--zen-colors-input-bg) !important;
   --arrowpanel-background: var(--zen-dialog-background) !important;
diff --git a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-urlbar.css b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-urlbar.css
index 1ae11fab7..a4afcd949 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-urlbar.css
+++ b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-urlbar.css
@@ -76,10 +76,14 @@
   background: var(--urlbar-box-bgcolor);
 }
 
-#identity-icon-label {
+#identity-box:not(.chromeUI) #identity-icon-label {
   padding-inline-start: 8px !important;
 }
 
+#identity-box.chromeUI #identity-icon {
+  display: none;
+}
+
 #identity-box.chromeUI:not([pageproxystate='invalid']) #identity-icon-box {
   margin-right: 0 !important;
 }