Index: src/kitemviews/private/kpixmapmodifier.cpp
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--- src/kitemviews/private/kpixmapmodifier.cpp
+++ src/kitemviews/private/kpixmapmodifier.cpp
@@ -271,14 +271,15 @@
         TileSet()
         {
             QImage image(8 * 3, 8 * 3, QImage::Format_ARGB32_Premultiplied);
+            QColor color = QColor(0x61, 0x61, 0x61);
 
             QPainter p(&image);
             p.setCompositionMode(QPainter::CompositionMode_Source);
             p.fillRect(image.rect(), Qt::transparent);
-            p.fillRect(image.rect().adjusted(3, 3, -3, -3), Qt::black);
+            p.fillRect(image.rect().adjusted(5, 5, -5, -5), color);
             p.end();
 
-            shadowBlur(image, 3, Qt::black);
+            shadowBlur(image, 5, color);
 
             QPixmap pixmap = QPixmap::fromImage(image);
             m_tiles[TopLeftCorner]     = pixmap.copy(0, 0, 8, 8);