diff --git a/doc/src/styling.md b/doc/src/styling.md
index ff1e8fa1..b41f9a07 100644
--- a/doc/src/styling.md
+++ b/doc/src/styling.md
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ over other applications. Examples include the mako notification daemon and
 avizo.
 
 - Window border: base0D
-- Low urgency background color: base06
-- Low urgency text color: base0A
-- High urgency background color: base0F
-- High urgency text color: base08
+- Background color: base00
+- Text color: base05
+- High urgency border color: base08
+- Low urgency border color: base03
 - Incomplete part of progress bar: base01
 - Complete part of progress bar: base02
 
diff --git a/modules/dunst/hm.nix b/modules/dunst/hm.nix
index d9a835a9..9614aca2 100644
--- a/modules/dunst/hm.nix
+++ b/modules/dunst/hm.nix
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ mkTarget {
             urgency_low = {
               background = base01 + dunstOpacity;
               foreground = base05;
-              frame_color = base0B;
+              frame_color = base03;
             };
 
             urgency_normal = {
               background = base01 + dunstOpacity;
               foreground = base05;
-              frame_color = base0E;
+              frame_color = base0D;
             };
 
             urgency_critical = {
diff --git a/modules/fnott/hm.nix b/modules/fnott/hm.nix
index 1ff9f338..d9e731a4 100644
--- a/modules/fnott/hm.nix
+++ b/modules/fnott/hm.nix
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ mkTarget {
               background = bg base00;
             };
 
-            low.border-color = fg base0B;
-            normal.border-color = fg base0E;
+            low.border-color = fg base03;
+            normal.border-color = fg base0D;
             critical.border-color = fg base08;
           };
       }
diff --git a/modules/mako/hm.nix b/modules/mako/hm.nix
index f8808fe1..92762a67 100644
--- a/modules/mako/hm.nix
+++ b/modules/mako/hm.nix
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ mkTarget {
 
               "urgency=low" = {
                 background-color = "${base00}${makoOpacity}";
-                border-color = base0D;
-                text-color = base0A;
+                border-color = base03;
+                text-color = base05;
               };
               "urgency=high" = {
                 background-color = "${base00}${makoOpacity}";
-                border-color = base0D;
-                text-color = base08;
+                border-color = base08;
+                text-color = base05;
               };
             };
           };
diff --git a/modules/swaync/base.css b/modules/swaync/base.css
index 255a40a4..57f10400 100644
--- a/modules/swaync/base.css
+++ b/modules/swaync/base.css
@@ -8,12 +8,18 @@ trough {
   background: @base01;
 }
 
-.notification.low,
+.notification.low {
+  border: 1px solid @base03;
+}
+
+.notification.low progress {
+  background: @base03;
+}
+
 .notification.normal {
   border: 1px solid @base0D;
 }
 
-.notification.low progress,
 .notification.normal progress {
   background: @base0F;
 }
@@ -41,7 +47,6 @@ trough {
 .notification-action {
   color: @base05;
   background: @base01;
-  border: 1px solid @base0D;
 }
 
 .notification-action:hover {