diff --git a/src/AboutDialog.cpp b/src/AboutDialog.cpp
index 94b40d377..f4ef60a32 100644
--- a/src/AboutDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/AboutDialog.cpp
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ visit our [[http://forum.audacityteam.org/|forum]].");
 
    auto pPage = S.StartNotebookPage( _("Audacity") );
    //pPage->SetBackgroundColour(wxColour(0xAB, 0xAB,0xAB ));
-   pPage->SetBackgroundColour(theTheme.Colour( clrAboutBoxBackground ));
+   //pPage->SetBackgroundColour(theTheme.Colour( clrAboutBoxBackground ));
    S.StartVerticalLay(1);
    {
       //v For now, change to AudacityLogoWithName via old-fashioned way, not Theme.
@@ -440,6 +440,11 @@ visit our [[http://forum.audacityteam.org/|forum]].");
       // It also makes it easier to revert to full size if we decide to.
       const float fScale = 0.5f;// smaller size.
       wxImage RescaledImage(logo.ConvertToImage());
+      wxColour MainColour( 
+         RescaledImage.GetRed(1,1), 
+         RescaledImage.GetGreen(1,1), 
+         RescaledImage.GetBlue(1,1));
+      pPage->SetBackgroundColour(MainColour);
       // wxIMAGE_QUALITY_HIGH not supported by wxWidgets 2.6.1, or we would use it here.
       RescaledImage.Rescale((int)(LOGOWITHNAME_WIDTH * fScale), (int)(LOGOWITHNAME_HEIGHT *fScale));
       wxBitmap RescaledBitmap(RescaledImage);
diff --git a/src/Experimental.h b/src/Experimental.h
index 80792571c..745537e1b 100644
--- a/src/Experimental.h
+++ b/src/Experimental.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 //August 2009 - Theming not locked down enough for a stable release.
 // This turns on the Theme panel in Prefs dialog. It is independent of EXPERIMENTAL_THEMING.
-#define EXPERIMENTAL_THEME_PREFS
+//#define EXPERIMENTAL_THEME_PREFS
 
 //Next line enables Mic monitoring at times when it was previously off.
 //More work is needed as after recording or playing it results in an
diff --git a/src/SplashDialog.cpp b/src/SplashDialog.cpp
index f625cb9fb..7baa73257 100644
--- a/src/SplashDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/SplashDialog.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ SplashDialog::SplashDialog(wxWindow * parent)
 
 void SplashDialog::Populate( ShuttleGui & S )
 {
-   this->SetBackgroundColour(theTheme.Colour( clrAboutBoxBackground ));
+//   this->SetBackgroundColour(theTheme.Colour( clrAboutBoxBackground ));
 //   this->SetBackgroundColour(wxColour(0xAB, 0xAB,0xAB ));
    bool bShow;
    gPrefs->Read(wxT("/GUI/ShowSplashScreen"), &bShow, true );
@@ -90,11 +90,18 @@ void SplashDialog::Populate( ShuttleGui & S )
    //v For now, change to AudacityLogoWithName via old-fashioned ways, not Theme.
    m_pLogo = std::make_unique<wxBitmap>((const char **) AudacityLogoWithName_xpm); //v
 
+
    // JKC: Resize to 50% of size.  Later we may use a smaller xpm as
    // our source, but this allows us to tweak the size - if we want to.
    // It also makes it easier to revert to full size if we decide to.
    const float fScale=0.5f;// smaller size.
    wxImage RescaledImage( m_pLogo->ConvertToImage() );
+   wxColour MainColour( 
+      RescaledImage.GetRed(1,1), 
+      RescaledImage.GetGreen(1,1), 
+      RescaledImage.GetBlue(1,1));
+   this->SetBackgroundColour(MainColour);
+
    // wxIMAGE_QUALITY_HIGH not supported by wxWidgets 2.6.1, or we would use it here.
    RescaledImage.Rescale( (int)(LOGOWITHNAME_WIDTH * fScale), (int)(LOGOWITHNAME_HEIGHT *fScale) );
    wxBitmap RescaledBitmap( RescaledImage );