diff --git a/kmymoney/settings/kmymoneysettings_addons.cpp b/kmymoney/settings/kmymoneysettings_addons.cpp
--- a/kmymoney/settings/kmymoneysettings_addons.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney/settings/kmymoneysettings_addons.cpp
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@
       if (useCustomColors())
         return transactionImportedColor();
       else
-        return KColorScheme (QPalette::Active, KColorScheme::Complementary).background(KColorScheme::NeutralBackground).color();
+        return KColorScheme (QPalette::Active, KColorScheme::View).background(KColorScheme::LinkBackground).color();
     case SchemeColor::TransactionMatched:
       if (useCustomColors())
         return transactionMatchedColor();
       else
-      return KColorScheme (QPalette::Active, KColorScheme::Complementary).background(KColorScheme::PositiveBackground).color();
+        return KColorScheme (QPalette::Active, KColorScheme::View).background(KColorScheme::LinkBackground).color();
     case SchemeColor::TransactionErroneous:
       if (useCustomColors())
         return transactionErroneousColor();
diff --git a/kmymoney/widgets/groupmarker.cpp b/kmymoney/widgets/groupmarker.cpp
--- a/kmymoney/widgets/groupmarker.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney/widgets/groupmarker.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
   painter->drawLine(cellRect.x(), cellRect.height() - 1, cellRect.width(), cellRect.height() - 1);
 
   // now write the text
-  painter->setPen(option.palette.color(isErroneous() ? QPalette::HighlightedText : QPalette::Text));
+  painter->setPen(option.palette.color(QPalette::HighlightedText));
   QFont font = painter->font();
   font.setBold(true);
   painter->setFont(font);
diff --git a/kmymoney/widgets/stdtransactionmatched.cpp b/kmymoney/widgets/stdtransactionmatched.cpp
--- a/kmymoney/widgets/stdtransactionmatched.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney/widgets/stdtransactionmatched.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include <QList>
 #include <QPainter>
+#include <QFont>
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // KDE Includes
@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@
     option.palette.setColor(QPalette::Base, KMyMoneySettings::schemeColor(SchemeColor::TransactionMatched));
     option.palette.setColor(QPalette::AlternateBase, KMyMoneySettings::schemeColor(SchemeColor::TransactionMatched));
   }
+  QFont font = painter->font();
+  font.setBold(true);
+  painter->setFont(font);
+
   //TODO: the first line needs to be painted across all columns
   return rc;
 }