diff --git a/src/_colors.scss b/src/_colors.scss
--- a/src/_colors.scss
+++ b/src/_colors.scss
@@ -9,208 +9,208 @@
 // warning, it's innocuous and can be defeated by using "" + $var
 /*
 widget text/foreground color */
-@define-color theme_fg_color #{"" + internal_w_color(text)}; // KCM'd
+@define-color theme_fg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_w_color(text)}; // KCM'd
 
 /*
 text color for entries, views and content in general */
-@define-color theme_text_color #{"" + internal_v_color(text)}; // KCM'd
+@define-color theme_text_color_breeze #{"" + internal_v_color(text)}; // KCM'd
 
 /*
 widget base background color */
-@define-color theme_bg_color #{"" + internal_w_color(normal)}; // KCM'd
+@define-color theme_bg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_w_color(normal)}; // KCM'd
 
 /*
 text widgets and the like base background color */
-@define-color theme_base_color #{"" + internal_v_color(normal)}; // KCM'd
+@define-color theme_base_color_breeze #{"" + internal_v_color(normal)}; // KCM'd
 
 /*
 view hover decoration color*/
-@define-color theme_view_hover_decoration_color #{"" + internal_v_color(hover)}; // KCM'd
+@define-color theme_view_hover_decoration_color_breeze #{"" + internal_v_color(hover)}; // KCM'd
 
 /*
 background color of hovering selected widgets*/
-@define-color theme_hovering_selected_bg_color #{"" + internal_s_color(hover)}; // KCM'd
+@define-color theme_hovering_selected_bg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_s_color(hover)}; // KCM'd
 
 /*
 base background color of selections */
-@define-color theme_selected_bg_color #{"" + internal_s_color(normal)}; // KCM'd
+@define-color theme_selected_bg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_s_color(normal)}; // KCM'd
 
 /*
 text/foreground color of selections */
-@define-color theme_selected_fg_color #{"" + internal_s_color(text)}; // KCM'd
+@define-color theme_selected_fg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_s_color(text)}; // KCM'd
 
 /*
 decoration color of views */
-@define-color theme_view_active_decoration_color #{"" + internal_v_color(active)}; // KCM'd
+@define-color theme_view_active_decoration_color_breeze #{"" + internal_v_color(active)}; // KCM'd
 
 /*
 base background color of insensitive selections */
-@define-color insensitive_selected_bg_color #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_s_color(normal))};
+@define-color insensitive_selected_bg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_s_color(normal))};
 
 /*
 base background color of insensitive widgets */
-@define-color insensitive_bg_color #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_w_color(normal))};
+@define-color insensitive_bg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_w_color(normal))};
 
 /*
 text foreground color of insensitive widgets */
-@define-color insensitive_fg_color #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_w_color(text))};
+@define-color insensitive_fg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_w_color(text))};
 
 /*
 insensitive text widgets and the like base background color */
-@define-color insensitive_base_color #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_v_color(text))};
+@define-color insensitive_base_color_breeze #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_v_color(text))};
 
 /*
 insensitive text widgets and the like base foreground color */
-@define-color insensitive_base_fg_color #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_v_color(normal))};
+@define-color insensitive_base_fg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_v_color(normal))};
 
 /*
 insensitive selected text widgets and the like base background color */
-@define-color insensitive_selected_fg_color #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_s_color(text))};
+@define-color insensitive_selected_fg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_s_color(text))};
 
 /*
 widget text/foreground color on backdrop windows */
-@define-color theme_unfocused_fg_color #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_w_color(text))};
+@define-color theme_unfocused_fg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_w_color(text))};
 
 /*
 text color for entries, views and content in general on backdrop windows */
-@define-color theme_unfocused_text_color #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_v_color(text))};
+@define-color theme_unfocused_text_color_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_v_color(text))};
 
 /*
 widget base background color on backdrop windows */
-@define-color theme_unfocused_bg_color #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_w_color(normal))};
+@define-color theme_unfocused_bg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_w_color(normal))};
 
 /*
 text widgets and the like base background color on backdrop windows */
-@define-color theme_unfocused_base_color #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_v_color(normal))};
+@define-color theme_unfocused_base_color_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_v_color(normal))};
 
 /*
 base background color of selections on backdrop windows, alt */
-@define-color theme_unfocused_selected_bg_color_alt #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_s_color(normal))};
+@define-color theme_unfocused_selected_bg_color_alt_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_s_color(normal))};
 
 /*
 base background color of selections on backdrop windows */
-@define-color theme_unfocused_selected_bg_color #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_s_color(backdrop))};
+@define-color theme_unfocused_selected_bg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_s_color(backdrop))};
 
 /*
 text/foreground color of selections on backdrop windows */
-@define-color theme_unfocused_selected_fg_color #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_s_color(text))};
+@define-color theme_unfocused_selected_fg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_s_color(text))};
 
 /*
 base background color of insensitive selections on backdrop windows */
-@define-color insensitive_unfocused_selected_bg_color #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_insensitive(internal_s_color(normal)))};
+@define-color insensitive_unfocused_selected_bg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_insensitive(internal_s_color(normal)))};
 
 /*
 text foreground color of insensitive widgets on backdrop windows*/
-@define-color insensitive_unfocused_fg_color #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_insensitive(internal_w_color(text)))};
+@define-color insensitive_unfocused_fg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_insensitive(internal_w_color(text)))};
 
 /*
 backdground color of insensitive widgets on backdrop windows*/
-@define-color insensitive_unfocused_bg_color #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_insensitive(internal_w_color(normal)))};
+@define-color insensitive_unfocused_bg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_insensitive(internal_w_color(normal)))};
 
 /*
 text foreground color of insensitive selected widgets on backdrop windows*/
-@define-color insensitive_unfocused_selected_fg_color #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_insensitive(internal_s_color(text)))};
+@define-color insensitive_unfocused_selected_fg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_insensitive(internal_s_color(text)))};
 
 /*
 view text foreground color of insensitive widgets on backdrop windows */
-@define-color theme_unfocused_view_text_color #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_insensitive(internal_v_color(text)))};
+@define-color theme_unfocused_view_text_color_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_insensitive(internal_v_color(text)))};
 
 /*
 insensitive view background color on backdrop windows */
-@define-color theme_unfocused_view_bg_color #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_insensitive(internal_v_color(normal)))};
+@define-color theme_unfocused_view_bg_color_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_insensitive(internal_v_color(normal)))};
 
 /*
 widgets main borders color */
-@define-color borders #{"" +$border_color};
+@define-color borders_breeze #{"" +$border_color};
 
 /*
 widgets main borders color on backdrop windows */
-@define-color unfocused_borders #{"" + internal_backdrop($border_color)};
+@define-color unfocused_borders_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop($border_color)};
 
 /*
 widgets main borders color insensitive */
-@define-color insensitive_borders #{"" + internal_insensitive($border_color)};
+@define-color insensitive_borders_breeze #{"" + internal_insensitive($border_color)};
 
 /*
 widgets main borders color insensitive backdrop */
-@define-color unfocused_insensitive_borders #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_insensitive($border_color))};
+@define-color unfocused_insensitive_borders_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_insensitive($border_color))};
 
 /*
 *
 * Button Colors
 *
 */
-@define-color theme_button_background_normal #{"" + internal_b_color(normal)};
-@define-color theme_button_decoration_hover  #{"" + internal_b_color(hover)};
-@define-color theme_button_decoration_focus  #{"" + internal_b_color(active)};
-@define-color theme_button_foreground_normal #{"" + internal_b_color(text)};
-@define-color theme_button_foreground_active #{"" + internal_b_color(active-text)};
-
-@define-color theme_button_background_insensitive        #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_b_color(normal))};
-@define-color theme_button_decoration_hover_insensitive  #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_b_color(hover))};
-@define-color theme_button_decoration_focus_insensitive  #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_b_color(active))};
-@define-color theme_button_foreground_insensitive        #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_b_color(text))};
-@define-color theme_button_foreground_active_insensitive #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_b_color(active-text))};
-
-@define-color theme_button_background_backdrop        #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(normal))};
-@define-color theme_button_decoration_hover_backdrop  #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(hover))};
-@define-color theme_button_decoration_focus_backdrop  #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(active))};
-@define-color theme_button_foreground_backdrop        #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(text))};
-@define-color theme_button_foreground_active_backdrop #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(active-text))};
-
-@define-color theme_button_background_backdrop_insensitive        #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(normal)))};
-@define-color theme_button_decoration_hover_backdrop_insensitive  #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(hover)))};
-@define-color theme_button_decoration_focus_backdrop_insensitive  #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(active)))};
-@define-color theme_button_foreground_backdrop_insensitive        #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(text)))};
-@define-color theme_button_foreground_active_backdrop_insensitive #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(active-text)))};
+@define-color theme_button_background_normal_breeze #{"" + internal_b_color(normal)};
+@define-color theme_button_decoration_hover_breeze  #{"" + internal_b_color(hover)};
+@define-color theme_button_decoration_focus_breeze  #{"" + internal_b_color(active)};
+@define-color theme_button_foreground_normal_breeze #{"" + internal_b_color(text)};
+@define-color theme_button_foreground_active_breeze #{"" + internal_b_color(active-text)};
+
+@define-color theme_button_background_insensitive_breeze        #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_b_color(normal))};
+@define-color theme_button_decoration_hover_insensitive_breeze  #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_b_color(hover))};
+@define-color theme_button_decoration_focus_insensitive_breeze  #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_b_color(active))};
+@define-color theme_button_foreground_insensitive_breeze        #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_b_color(text))};
+@define-color theme_button_foreground_active_insensitive_breeze #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_b_color(active-text))};
+
+@define-color theme_button_background_backdrop_breeze        #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(normal))};
+@define-color theme_button_decoration_hover_backdrop_breeze  #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(hover))};
+@define-color theme_button_decoration_focus_backdrop_breeze  #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(active))};
+@define-color theme_button_foreground_backdrop_breeze        #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(text))};
+@define-color theme_button_foreground_active_backdrop_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(active-text))};
+
+@define-color theme_button_background_backdrop_insensitive_breeze        #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(normal)))};
+@define-color theme_button_decoration_hover_backdrop_insensitive_breeze  #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(hover)))};
+@define-color theme_button_decoration_focus_backdrop_insensitive_breeze  #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(active)))};
+@define-color theme_button_foreground_backdrop_insensitive_breeze        #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(text)))};
+@define-color theme_button_foreground_active_backdrop_insensitive_breeze #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_backdrop(internal_b_color(active-text)))};
 
 /*
 these are pretty self explicative */
-@define-color warning_color #{"" + $warning_color};
-@define-color error_color   #{"" + $error_color};
-@define-color success_color #{"" + $success_color};
+@define-color warning_color_breeze #{"" + $warning_color};
+@define-color error_color_breeze   #{"" + $error_color};
+@define-color success_color_breeze #{"" + $success_color};
 
-@define-color warning_color_backdrop #{"" + internal_backdrop($warning_color)};
-@define-color error_color_backdrop   #{"" + internal_backdrop($error_color)};
-@define-color success_color_backdrop #{"" + internal_backdrop($success_color)};
+@define-color warning_color_backdrop_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop($warning_color)};
+@define-color error_color_backdrop_breeze   #{"" + internal_backdrop($error_color)};
+@define-color success_color_backdrop_breeze #{"" + internal_backdrop($success_color)};
 
-@define-color warning_color_insensitive #{"" + internal_insensitive($warning_color)};
-@define-color error_color_insensitive   #{"" + internal_insensitive($error_color)};
-@define-color success_color_insensitive #{"" + internal_insensitive($success_color)};
+@define-color warning_color_insensitive_breeze #{"" + internal_insensitive($warning_color)};
+@define-color error_color_insensitive_breeze   #{"" + internal_insensitive($error_color)};
+@define-color success_color_insensitive_breeze #{"" + internal_insensitive($success_color)};
 
-@define-color warning_color_insensitive_backdrop #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_backdrop($warning_color))};
-@define-color error_color_insensitive_backdrop   #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_backdrop($error_color))};
-@define-color success_color_insensitive_backdrop #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_backdrop($success_color))};
+@define-color warning_color_insensitive_backdrop_breeze #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_backdrop($warning_color))};
+@define-color error_color_insensitive_backdrop_breeze   #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_backdrop($error_color))};
+@define-color success_color_insensitive_backdrop_breeze #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_backdrop($success_color))};
 
-@define-color link_color #{"" + $link_color};
-@define-color link_visited_color #{"" + $link_visited_color};
+@define-color link_color_breeze #{"" + $link_color};
+@define-color link_visited_color_breeze #{"" + $link_visited_color};
 
 /*
 *
 * Titlebar Colors
 *
 */
-@define-color theme_titlebar_background          #{"" + internal_t_color(background)};
-@define-color theme_titlebar_foreground          #{"" + internal_t_color(text)};
-@define-color theme_titlebar_background_light    #{"" + internal_t_color(background-light)};
-@define-color theme_titlebar_foreground_backdrop #{"" + internal_t_color(backdrop-text)};
-@define-color theme_titlebar_background_backdrop #{"" + internal_t_color(backdrop-background)};
+@define-color theme_titlebar_background_breeze          #{"" + internal_t_color(background)};
+@define-color theme_titlebar_foreground_breeze          #{"" + internal_t_color(text)};
+@define-color theme_titlebar_background_light_breeze    #{"" + internal_t_color(background-light)};
+@define-color theme_titlebar_foreground_backdrop_breeze #{"" + internal_t_color(backdrop-text)};
+@define-color theme_titlebar_background_backdrop_breeze #{"" + internal_t_color(backdrop-background)};
 
-@define-color theme_titlebar_foreground_insensitive #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_t_color(text))};
+@define-color theme_titlebar_foreground_insensitive_breeze #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_t_color(text))};
 
-@define-color theme_titlebar_foreground_insensitive_backdrop #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_t_color(backdrop-text))};
+@define-color theme_titlebar_foreground_insensitive_backdrop_breeze #{"" + internal_insensitive(internal_t_color(backdrop-text))};
 
 /*
 * Tooltips
 */
-@define-color tooltip_text #{"" + internal_tooltip(text)};
-@define-color tooltip_background #{"" + internal_tooltip(background)};
-@define-color tooltip_border #{"" + internal_tooltip(border)};
+@define-color tooltip_text_breeze #{"" + internal_tooltip(text)};
+@define-color tooltip_background_breeze #{"" + internal_tooltip(background)};
+@define-color tooltip_border_breeze #{"" + internal_tooltip(border)};
 
 /*
 * Misc
 */
-@define-color print_paper_backdrop #{"" internal_backdrop(white)};
+@define-color print_paper_backdrop_breeze #{"" internal_backdrop(white)};
 
 //@!define-color destructive_color #{$destructive_color}
 
@@ -242,4 +242,31 @@
 
 //FIXME this is really an API
 
-@define-color content_view_bg #{"" + internal_v_color(normal)};
+@define-color content_view_bg_breeze #{"" + internal_v_color(normal)};
+
+/*
+ * GTK API color re-defs
+ */
+
+@define-color theme_fg_color @theme_fg_color_breeze;
+@define-color theme_text_color @theme_text_color_breeze;
+@define-color theme_bg_color @theme_bg_color_breeze;
+@define-color theme_base_color @theme_base_color_breeze;
+@define-color theme_selected_bg_color @theme_selected_bg_color_breeze;
+@define-color theme_selected_fg_color @theme_selected_fg_color_breeze;
+@define-color insensitive_bg_color @insensitive_bg_color_breeze;
+@define-color insensitive_fg_color @insensitive_fg_color_breeze;
+@define-color insensitive_base_color @insensitive_base_color_breeze;
+@define-color theme_unfocused_fg_color @theme_unfocused_fg_color_breeze;
+@define-color theme_unfocused_text_color @theme_unfocused_text_color_breeze;
+@define-color theme_unfocused_bg_color @theme_unfocused_bg_color_breeze;
+@define-color theme_unfocused_base_color @theme_unfocused_base_color_breeze;
+@define-color theme_unfocused_selected_bg_color @theme_unfocused_selected_bg_color_breeze;
+@define-color theme_unfocused_selected_fg_color @theme_unfocused_selected_fg_color_breeze;
+@define-color unfocused_insensitive_color @unfocused_insensitive_color_breeze;
+@define-color borders @borders_breeze;
+@define-color unfocused_borders @unfocused_borders_breeze;
+@define-color warning_color @warning_color_breeze;
+@define-color error_color @error_color_breeze;
+@define-color success_color @success_color_breeze;
+@define-color content_view_bg @content_view_bg_breeze;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/_functions.scss b/src/_functions.scss
--- a/src/_functions.scss
+++ b/src/_functions.scss
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 // escape string entirely
 @function gtk ($str) {
-  @return unquote($str);
+  @return unquote("#{$str}_breeze");
 }
 
 // alpha function
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 // shade function
 @function gtkshade($c, $a) {
-  @return unquote("shade(#{$c},#{$a})");
+  @return unquote("shade(#{$c}_breeze,#{$a})");
 }
 
 // mix function
diff --git a/src/gtk3/widgets/_base.scss b/src/gtk3/widgets/_base.scss
--- a/src/gtk3/widgets/_base.scss
+++ b/src/gtk3/widgets/_base.scss
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@
 .rubberband,
 rubberband {
   border: 1px solid gtk("@theme_selected_bg_color");
-  background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_selected_bg_color", 0.8);
+  background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_selected_bg_color"), 0.8);
   &:backdrop {
     border-color: gtk("@theme_unfocused_selected_bg_color");
-    background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_unfocused_selected_bg_color", 0.8);
+    background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_unfocused_selected_bg_color"), 0.8);
   }
 }
 
@@ -213,22 +213,22 @@
     padding: 6px 12px;
   }
   .sidebar label.highlight {
-    background-color: gtkmix("@theme_base_color", "@theme_text_color", 0.8);
+    background-color: gtkmix(gtk("@theme_base_color"), gtk("@theme_text_color"), 0.8);
   }
 }
 
 %osd, 
 .osd {
   color: gtk("@theme_fg_color");
   border: 1px solid gtk("@borders");
-  background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_bg_color",0.8);
+  background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_bg_color"),0.8);
   background-clip: padding-box;
   box-shadow: none;
   text-shadow: none;
   -gtk-icon-shadow: none;
   &:backdrop {
     color: gtk("@theme_unfocused_text_color");
-    background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_unfocused_bg_color", 0.8);
+    background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_unfocused_bg_color"), 0.8);
     -gtk-icon-shadow: none;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/gtk3/widgets/_entry.scss b/src/gtk3/widgets/_entry.scss
--- a/src/gtk3/widgets/_entry.scss
+++ b/src/gtk3/widgets/_entry.scss
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@
             @if $e_color == gtk("@error_color") {
               color: gtk("@error_color_backdrop");
               border-color: gtk("@error_color_backdrop");
-              background-color: gtkalpha("@error_color_backdrop", 0.5);
+              background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@error_color_backdrop"), 0.5);
             } @else if $e_color == gtk("@warning_color") {
               color: gtk("@warning_color_backdrop");
               border-color: gtk("@warning_color_backdrop");
-              background-color: gtkalpha("@warning_color_backdrop", 0.5);
+              background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@warning_color_backdrop"), 0.5);
             }
           }
         }
diff --git a/src/gtk3/widgets/_headerbar.scss b/src/gtk3/widgets/_headerbar.scss
--- a/src/gtk3/widgets/_headerbar.scss
+++ b/src/gtk3/widgets/_headerbar.scss
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
       background-color: gtk("@theme_button_decoration_focus");
     }
     button:not(.titlebutton) {
-      background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_button_decoration_focus", 0.5);
+      background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_button_decoration_focus"), 0.5);
       &:active, &:focus {
         background-color: gtk("@theme_button_decoration_focus");
       }
diff --git a/src/gtk3/widgets/_infobar.scss b/src/gtk3/widgets/_infobar.scss
--- a/src/gtk3/widgets/_infobar.scss
+++ b/src/gtk3/widgets/_infobar.scss
@@ -28,35 +28,35 @@
   button {
     box-shadow: none;
     background-image:none;
-    background-color: gtkalpha("@warning_color", 0.5);
-    border-color: gtkalpha("@warning_color", 0.5);
+    background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@warning_color"), 0.5);
+    border-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@warning_color"), 0.5);
     color: gtk("@theme_button_foreground_normal");
     &:hover {
-      background-color: gtkalpha("@warning_color", 0.25);
+      background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@warning_color"), 0.25);
       border-color: gtk("@warning_color");
     }
     &:active, &:checked {
       background-color: gtk("@warning_color");
       color: gtk("@theme_bg_color");
       border-color: gtk("@warning_color");
     }
     &:disabled {
-      background-color: gtkalpha("@warning_color_insensitive", 0.5);
-      border-color: gtkalpha("@warning_color_insensitive", 0.5);
+      background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@warning_color_insensitive"), 0.5);
+      border-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@warning_color_insensitive"), 0.5);
       color: gtk("@theme_button_foreground_insensitive");
     }
     &:backdrop {
-      background-color: gtkalpha("@warning_color_backdrop", 0.5);
-      border-color: gtkalpha("@warning_color_backdrop", 0.5);
+      background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@warning_color_backdrop"), 0.5);
+      border-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@warning_color_backdrop"), 0.5);
       color: gtk("@theme_button_foreground_backdrop");
       &:active, &:checked {
         background-color: gtk("@warning_color_backdrop");
         color: gtk("@theme_unfocused_bg_color");
         border-color: gtk("@warning_color_backdrop");
       }
       &:disabled {
-        background-color: gtkalpha("@warning_color_insensitive_backdrop", 0.5);
-        border-color: gtkalpha("@warning_color_insensitive_backdrop", 0.5);
+        background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@warning_color_insensitive_backdrop"), 0.5);
+        border-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@warning_color_insensitive_backdrop"), 0.5);
         color: gtk("@theme_button_foreground_backdrop_insensitive");
       }
       &:disabled:active,
diff --git a/src/gtk3/widgets/_link.scss b/src/gtk3/widgets/_link.scss
--- a/src/gtk3/widgets/_link.scss
+++ b/src/gtk3/widgets/_link.scss
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   }
   @at-root %link_selected,
   &:selected, *:selected & {
-    color: gtkmix("@theme_selected_fg_color", "@theme_selected_bg_color", 0.8);
+    color: gtkmix(gtk("@theme_selected_fg_color"), gtk("@theme_selected_bg_color"), 0.8);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gtk3/widgets/_notebook.scss b/src/gtk3/widgets/_notebook.scss
--- a/src/gtk3/widgets/_notebook.scss
+++ b/src/gtk3/widgets/_notebook.scss
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@
         > tabs {
           > tab {
             padding: 4px 6px;
-            border: 1px solid gtkalpha("@theme_fg_color", 0.2);
-            background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_fg_color", 0.2);
+            border: 1px solid gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_fg_color"), 0.2);
+            background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_fg_color"), 0.2);
             border-radius: #{$_radius};
             border-#{$_border}-color: transparent;
             &:hover, &.prelight-page {
-              background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_selected_bg_color", 0.2);
-              border-color:     gtkalpha("@theme_selected_bg_color", 0.2);
+              background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_selected_bg_color"), 0.2);
+              border-color:     gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_selected_bg_color"), 0.2);
             }
             &:checked {
               border-color: gtk("@borders");
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
             border-#{$_border}-color: gtk("@borders");
             box-shadow: inset #{$_shadow1} gtk("@theme_bg_color");
               &:hover, &.prelight-page {
-                box-shadow: inset 0px -3px 0px 0px gtkalpha("@theme_selected_bg_color",0.2), inset $_shadow1 gtk("@theme_bg_color");
+                box-shadow: inset 0px -3px 0px 0px gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_selected_bg_color"),0.2), inset $_shadow1 gtk("@theme_bg_color");
               }
               &:checked {
                 box-shadow: inset 0px -3px 0px 0px gtk("@theme_selected_bg_color"), inset $_shadow1 gtk("@theme_bg_color");
diff --git a/src/gtk3/widgets/_progressbar.scss b/src/gtk3/widgets/_progressbar.scss
--- a/src/gtk3/widgets/_progressbar.scss
+++ b/src/gtk3/widgets/_progressbar.scss
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
    background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_button_foreground_normal"),0.3);
   }
 
- &:backdrop trough { background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_button_foreground_backdrop",0.3); } // looks like states are not passed to the trough component here
+ &:backdrop trough { background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_button_foreground_backdrop"),0.3); } // looks like states are not passed to the trough component here
 
  progress {
    background-color: gtk("@theme_selected_bg_color");
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     background-color: $trough_color;
     &:selected {
       &:focus, & {
-        background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_selected_fg_color",0.3);
+        background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_selected_fg_color"),0.3);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
      border-color: transparent;
      box-shadow: none;
      &:backdrop { 
-       background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_button_foreground_insensitive",0.3); 
+       background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_button_foreground_insensitive"),0.3); 
       }
    }
  }
diff --git a/src/gtk3/widgets/_scale.scss b/src/gtk3/widgets/_scale.scss
--- a/src/gtk3/widgets/_scale.scss
+++ b/src/gtk3/widgets/_scale.scss
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
     &:disabled {
       border-style: solid; // needed for double marks scales or they'll get
       border-radius: 50%;  // overridden
-      background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_button_background_insensitive", 100.0);
+      background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_button_background_insensitive"), 100.0);
       opacity: 1.0;
       border-color: gtk("@insensitive_borders");
       &:backdrop {
-        background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_button_background_backdrop_insensitive", 100.0);
+        background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_button_background_backdrop_insensitive"), 100.0);
         border-color: gtk("@unfocused_insensitive_borders");
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/gtk3/widgets/_scrollbar.scss b/src/gtk3/widgets/_scrollbar.scss
--- a/src/gtk3/widgets/_scrollbar.scss
+++ b/src/gtk3/widgets/_scrollbar.scss
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     min-height: 30px;
     border-radius: 8px;
     background-clip: padding-box;
-    background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_fg_color", 0.5);
+    background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_fg_color"), 0.5);
     &:hover {
         min-width: 6px;
        background-color: gtk("@theme_button_decoration_hover");
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     min-height: 3px;
     border-radius: 8px;
     background-clip: padding-box;
-    background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_fg_color", 0.5);
+    background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_fg_color"), 0.5);
     &:hover {
         min-height: 6px;
         background-color: gtk("@theme_button_decoration_hover");
diff --git a/src/gtk3/widgets/_switch.scss b/src/gtk3/widgets/_switch.scss
--- a/src/gtk3/widgets/_switch.scss
+++ b/src/gtk3/widgets/_switch.scss
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@
  border: 0px solid;
  border-radius: 12px;
  color: transparent;
- background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_button_foreground_normal",0.3);
+ background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_button_foreground_normal"),0.3);
  text-shadow: none;
 
  &:checked {
    background-color: gtk("@theme_selected_bg_color");
  }
 
  &:backdrop {
-   background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_button_foreground_backdrop", 0.3);
+   background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_button_foreground_backdrop"), 0.3);
    text-shadow: none;
 
    &:checked {
diff --git a/src/gtk3/widgets/_treeview.scss b/src/gtk3/widgets/_treeview.scss
--- a/src/gtk3/widgets/_treeview.scss
+++ b/src/gtk3/widgets/_treeview.scss
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     border-left-color: gtk("@theme_selected_fg_color");
     border-top-color: gtk("@theme_selected_fg_color");
   } @else {
-    background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_selected_bg_color", 0.3);
+    background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_selected_bg_color"), 0.3);
     border-left-color: gtk("@theme_fg_color");
     border-top-color: gtk("@theme_fg_color");
   }
@@ -123,14 +123,14 @@
       &:hover {
         @extend %column_header_button;
         color: gtk("@theme_button_foreground_normal");
-        background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_button_decoration_hover", 0.5);
+        background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_button_decoration_hover"), 0.5);
         box-shadow: none;
         transition: none; //I shouldn't need this
       }
       &:active {
         @extend %column_header_button;
         color: gtk("@theme_button_foreground_normal");
-        background-color: gtkalpha("@theme_button_decoration_hover", 0.5);
+        background-color: gtkalpha(gtk("@theme_button_decoration_hover"), 0.5);
         transition: none; //I shouldn't need this
       }
     }