diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/dashboard.xml b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/dashboard.xml
index 94289ab7..5a3d073e 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/dashboard.xml
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/dashboard.xml
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
       height="~side_button_size"
       color="background_contrast(transparent)"
       border_color="background_contrast"
-      hover_color="tertiary"
-      hover_border_color="tertiary(rgb-mult-0.5)"
-      sticky_color="primary"
-      sticky_border_color="primary(rgb-mult-0.5)"
       tooltip="${tooltip}"
       tooltip_side="${tooltip_side}"
     >
@@ -25,8 +21,6 @@
     </Button>
   </template>
 
-  <macro name="button_style" sticky_color="primary" sticky_border_color="primary(rgb-mult-0.5)" hover_color="tertiary" hover_border_color="tertiary(rgb-mult-0.5)" />
-
   <elements>
     <!-- left/right separator (menu and rest) -->
     <div flex_direction="row" gap="8" width="100%" height="100%" padding="4" interactable="0">
@@ -73,8 +67,9 @@
             </rectangle>
           </div>
           <!-- Close button -->
-          <Button position="absolute" id="btn_close" color="background_contrast" border_color="background_contrast" round="100%" width="~top_size" height="~top_size" tooltip="CLOSE_WINDOW" tooltip_side="left">
-            <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/close.svg" width="32" height="32" color="on_background_contrast" />
+          <Button position="absolute" id="btn_close" color="background_contrast" border_color="background_contrast" round="100%" width="~top_size" height="~top_size" tooltip="CLOSE_WINDOW" tooltip_side="left"
+            hover_color="danger" hover_border_color="danger(rgb-mult-0.5)" >
+            <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/close.svg" width="32" height="32" />
           </Button>
         </div>
 
@@ -141,11 +136,11 @@
 
           <!-- Left bottom side -->
           <div margin_left="8">
-            <Button macro="button_style" id="btn_audio" color="highlight(transparent)" border_color="highlight(transparent)" tooltip="AUDIO.VOLUME" tooltip_side="top">
-              <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/volume.svg" width="24" height="24" margin="8" color="on_background" />
+            <Button id="btn_audio" color="background(transparent)" border_color="background(transparent)" tooltip="AUDIO.VOLUME" tooltip_side="top">
+              <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/volume.svg" width="24" height="24" margin="8" />
             </Button>
-            <Button macro="button_style" id="btn_recenter" color="highlight(transparent)" border_color="highlight(transparent)" tooltip="ACTIONS.RECENTER_PLAYSPACE" tooltip_side="top">
-              <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/recenter.svg" width="24" height="24" margin="8" color="on_background" />
+            <Button id="btn_recenter" color="background(transparent)" border_color="background(transparent)" tooltip="ACTIONS.RECENTER_PLAYSPACE" tooltip_side="top">
+              <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/recenter.svg" width="24" height="24" margin="8" />
             </Button>
           </div>
 
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/t_dropdown_button.xml b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/t_dropdown_button.xml
index 7d7f5ed7..a5357772 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/t_dropdown_button.xml
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/t_dropdown_button.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   <macro name="dropdown_button"
     flex_direction="row"
     border="2"
-    color="#00000055"
-    border_color="#FFFFFF66"
+    color="background"
+    border_color="outline"
     justify_content="space_between" />
 
   <!-- id, text, translation, tooltip, min_width -->
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/tab/monado.xml b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/tab/monado.xml
index 84b1f707..f5957e89 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/tab/monado.xml
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/tab/monado.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 <layout>
-  <macro name="tab_style" color="background" sticky_color="primary" sticky_border_color="primary(rgb-mult-0.5)" hover_color="tertiary" hover_border_color="tertiary(rgb-mult-0.5)" />
-
   <elements>
     <div gap="4">
       <Tabs id="tabs">
-        <Tab macro="tab_style" name="general_settings" translation="GENERAL_SETTINGS" sprite_src_builtin="dashboard/settings.svg" />
-        <Tab macro="tab_style" name="process_list" translation="PROCESS_LIST" sprite_src_builtin="dashboard/cpu.svg" />
-        <Tab macro="tab_style" name="debug_timings" translation="DEBUG_INFO" sprite_src_builtin="dashboard/not_a_bug.svg" />
+        <Tab name="general_settings" translation="GENERAL_SETTINGS" sprite_src_builtin="dashboard/settings.svg" />
+        <Tab name="process_list" translation="PROCESS_LIST" sprite_src_builtin="dashboard/cpu.svg" />
+        <Tab name="debug_timings" translation="DEBUG_INFO" sprite_src_builtin="dashboard/not_a_bug.svg" />
       </Tabs>
       <div gap="4" id="content" width="100%">
         <!-- filled-in at runtime -->
diff --git a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/tab/settings.xml b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/tab/settings.xml
index 3afa2c3d..f5e2d698 100644
--- a/dash-frontend/assets/gui/tab/settings.xml
+++ b/dash-frontend/assets/gui/tab/settings.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
 
   <template name="AutostartApp">
     <div id="${id}_root" flex_direction="row">
-      <Button id="${id}" color="#AA3333" height="24" padding="4" margin_top="-2" margin_bottom="-2">
+      <Button id="${id}" color="#AA3333" height="24" padding="4" margin_top="-2" margin_bottom="-2"
+        hover_color="danger" hover_border_color="danger(rgb-mult-0.5)" >
         <sprite src_builtin="dashboard/close.svg" height="20" width="20" />
       </Button>
       <div padding_left="8">
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
     </div>
   </template>
 
-  <macro name="tab_style" color="background" sticky_color="primary" sticky_border_color="primary(rgb-mult-0.5)" hover_color="tertiary" hover_border_color="tertiary(rgb-mult-0.5)" />
+  <macro name="tab_style" color="background" />
 
   <elements>
     <div gap="4">
diff --git a/wayvr/src/assets/gui/decor.xml b/wayvr/src/assets/gui/decor.xml
index e657f205..b49ff3c4 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/assets/gui/decor.xml
+++ b/wayvr/src/assets/gui/decor.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
           </Button>
 
           <Button macro="window_button" _release="::DecorCloseWindow"
-            border_color="danger" color="danger">
+            color="danger" border_color="danger(rgb-mult-0.5)" 
+            hover_color="danger(rgb-add-0.2)" hover_border_color="danger">
             <sprite macro="window_button_icon" src="edit/close.svg" />
           </Button>
         </div>
diff --git a/wayvr/src/assets/gui/edit.xml b/wayvr/src/assets/gui/edit.xml
index e1fb0b8d..6efc8632 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/assets/gui/edit.xml
+++ b/wayvr/src/assets/gui/edit.xml
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@
   </template>
 
   <template name="TopButtonDanger">
-    <Button macro="button_style" tooltip="${tooltip}" _release="${release}" border_color="danger" color="danger">
+    <Button macro="button_style" tooltip="${tooltip}" _release="${release}" border_color="danger(rgb-mult-0.5)" color="danger" hover_color="danger(rgb-add-0.2)" hover_border_color="danger">
       <sprite width="48" height="48" src="${src}" />
     </Button>
   </template>
 
   <template name="TopButtonTertiary">
-    <Button macro="button_style" tooltip="${tooltip}" _press="${press}" _release="${release}" color="tertiary" border_color="tertiary">
-      <sprite color="on_tertiary" width="48" height="48" src="${src}" />
+    <Button macro="button_style" tooltip="${tooltip}" _press="${press}" _release="${release}" color="tertiary" border_color="tertiary(rgb-mult-0.5)" hover_color="tertiary(rgb-add-0.2)" hover_border_color="tertiary">
+      <sprite width="48" height="48" src="${src}" />
     </Button>
   </template>
 
diff --git a/wayvr/src/assets/gui/keyboard.xml b/wayvr/src/assets/gui/keyboard.xml
index fa6bf9fa..35c8f698 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/assets/gui/keyboard.xml
+++ b/wayvr/src/assets/gui/keyboard.xml
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@
   </template>
 
   <macro name="button_style" border="2" round="6"
-    align_items="center" justify_content="center" padding="6" width="60" height="60" overflow="visible"
-    sticky_color="primary" sticky_border_color="primary(rgb-mult-0.5)" hover_color="tertiary" hover_border_color="tertiary(rgb-mult-0.5)" />
+    align_items="center" justify_content="center" padding="6" width="60" height="60" overflow="visible" />
 
   <macro name="bg_rect" width="100%" color="background_contrast" round="10" border="2" border_color="primary" />
 
diff --git a/wayvr/src/assets/gui/watch.xml b/wayvr/src/assets/gui/watch.xml
index 772ed8b8..1fb2f2af 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/assets/gui/watch.xml
+++ b/wayvr/src/assets/gui/watch.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
     padding="8" color="background"
     border="2" border_color="outline" round="8" />
 
-  <macro name="button_style" padding="8" border="2" round="8" align_items="center" justify_content="center"
-    sticky_color="primary" sticky_border_color="primary(rgb-mult-0.5)" hover_color="tertiary" hover_border_color="tertiary(rgb-mult-0.5)" />
+  <macro name="button_style" padding="8" border="2" round="8" align_items="center" justify_content="center" />
 
   <template name="Device">
     <rectangle macro="decorative_rect" padding_top="4" padding_bottom="4" align_items="center" gap="8">
diff --git a/wayvr/src/assets/gui/whisper.xml b/wayvr/src/assets/gui/whisper.xml
index 61eb1936..b7dfc1e1 100644
--- a/wayvr/src/assets/gui/whisper.xml
+++ b/wayvr/src/assets/gui/whisper.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <layout>
   <macro name="button_style" border="2" round="6"
-    align_items="center" justify_content="center" padding="6" width="60" height="60" overflow="visible"
-    sticky_color="primary" sticky_border_color="primary(rgb-mult-0.5)" hover_color="tertiary" hover_border_color="tertiary(rgb-mult-0.5)" />
+    align_items="center" justify_content="center" padding="6" width="60" height="60" overflow="visible" />
 
   <macro name="bg_rect" width="100%" color="background" border_color="outline" round="10" border="2" />
 
@@ -33,7 +32,8 @@
           </Button>
         </div>
         <div gap="10">
-          <Button macro="button_style" _press="::WhisperUnloadAndClose" tooltip="WHISPER.UNLOAD_AND_CLOSE" tooltip_side="left">
+          <Button macro="button_style" _press="::WhisperUnloadAndClose" tooltip="WHISPER.UNLOAD_AND_CLOSE" tooltip_side="left"
+            hover_color="danger" hover_border_color="danger(rgb-mult-0.5)">
             <sprite width="38" height="38" src_builtin="edit/close.svg" />
           </Button>
         </div>
diff --git a/wgui/assets/wgui/context_menu.xml b/wgui/assets/wgui/context_menu.xml
index 575b0ee9..2e0cd360 100644
--- a/wgui/assets/wgui/context_menu.xml
+++ b/wgui/assets/wgui/context_menu.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <layout>
   <!-- text: str -->
   <template name="Cell">
-    <Button id="button" text="${text}" tooltip_str="${tooltip_str}" weight="bold" border="0" padding="4" color="background(transparent)" hover_color="primary" height="24" justify_content="start" />
+    <Button id="button" text="${text}" tooltip_str="${tooltip_str}" weight="bold" border="0" padding="4" color="background(transparent)" height="24" justify_content="start" />
   </template>
 
   <template name="Separator">
diff --git a/wgui/assets/wgui/window_frame.xml b/wgui/assets/wgui/window_frame.xml
index 9da10c58..5f9a1e5d 100644
--- a/wgui/assets/wgui/window_frame.xml
+++ b/wgui/assets/wgui/window_frame.xml
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
         <div width="100%" justify_content="center">
           <label id="text_window_title" weight="bold" color="on_background" />
         </div>
-        <Button id="but_close" border="0" round="4" color="on_background(transparent)" hover_color="primary" position="absolute">
-          <sprite src_internal="wgui/close.svg" width="32" height="32" color="on_background" />
+        <Button id="but_close" border="0" round="4" color="on_background(transparent)" position="absolute"
+          hover_color="danger" hover_border_color="danger(rgb-mult-0.5)" >
+          <sprite src_internal="wgui/close.svg" width="32" height="32" />
         </Button>
       </div>
 
diff --git a/wgui/src/components/button.rs b/wgui/src/components/button.rs
index 486734cc..fc728eb2 100644
--- a/wgui/src/components/button.rs
+++ b/wgui/src/components/button.rs
@@ -541,6 +541,13 @@ fn register_event_mouse_release(
 	)
 }
 
+const DEFAULT_COLOR: WguiColor = WguiColorName::BackgroundVariant.to_wgui_color();
+const DEFAULT_BORDER_COLOR: WguiColor = WguiColorName::Outline.to_wgui_color();
+const DEFAULT_HOVER_COLOR: WguiColor = WguiColorName::Tertiary.to_wgui_color();
+const DEFAULT_HOVER_BORDER_COLOR: WguiColor = WguiColorName::Tertiary.to_wgui_color().mult_rgb(0.5);
+const DEFAULT_STICKY_COLOR: WguiColor = WguiColorName::Primary.to_wgui_color();
+const DEFAULT_STICKY_BORDER_COLOR: WguiColor = WguiColorName::Primary.to_wgui_color().mult_rgb(0.5);
+
 pub fn construct(ess: &mut ConstructEssentials, params: Params) -> anyhow::Result<(WidgetPair, Rc<ComponentButton>)> {
 	let mut style = params.style;
 	let theme = &ess.layout.state.theme;
@@ -557,27 +564,17 @@ pub fn construct(ess: &mut ConstructEssentials, params: Params) -> anyhow::Resul
 	let globals = ess.layout.state.globals.get();
 
 	// update colors to default ones if they are not specified
-	let color = params.color.unwrap_or_else(|| WguiColorName::BackgroundVariant.into());
+	let color = params.color.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_COLOR);
 
-	let border_color = params
-		.border_color
-		.unwrap_or_else(|| WguiColor::from(WguiColorName::Outline));
+	let border_color = params.border_color.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_BORDER_COLOR);
 
-	let hover_color = params
-		.hover_color
-		.unwrap_or_else(|| color.add_rgb(0.25).add_alpha(0.15));
+	let hover_color = params.hover_color.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_HOVER_COLOR);
 
-	let hover_border_color = params
-		.hover_border_color
-		.unwrap_or_else(|| border_color.add_rgb(0.5).add_alpha(0.5));
+	let hover_border_color = params.hover_border_color.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_HOVER_BORDER_COLOR);
 
-	let sticky_color = params
-		.sticky_color
-		.unwrap_or_else(|| color.add_rgb(0.15).add_alpha(0.1));
+	let sticky_color = params.sticky_color.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_STICKY_COLOR);
 
-	let sticky_border_color = params
-		.sticky_border_color
-		.unwrap_or_else(|| border_color.add_rgb(0.25).add_alpha(0.35));
+	let sticky_border_color = params.sticky_border_color.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_STICKY_BORDER_COLOR);
 
 	let gradient_intensity = theme.gradient_intensity;
 
diff --git a/wgui/src/components/slider.rs b/wgui/src/components/slider.rs
index ae322a84..4ed30a38 100644
--- a/wgui/src/components/slider.rs
+++ b/wgui/src/components/slider.rs
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ const BODY_BORDER_COLOR: WguiColor = WguiColorName::Outline.to_wgui_color();
 const HANDLE_COLOR: WguiColorName = WguiColorName::BackgroundVariant;
 const HANDLE_COLOR_HOVERED: WguiColor = WguiColorName::Tertiary.to_wgui_color();
 const HANDLE_BORDER_COLOR: WguiColor = WguiColorName::Outline.to_wgui_color();
-const HANDLE_BORDER_COLOR_HOVERED: WguiColor = WguiColorName::OnTertiary.to_wgui_color();
+const HANDLE_BORDER_COLOR_HOVERED: WguiColor = WguiColorName::Tertiary.to_wgui_color().mult_rgb(0.5);
 const HANDLE_TEXT_COLOR: WguiColorName = WguiColorName::OnBackgroundVariant;
 const HANDLE_TEXT_COLOR_HOVERED: WguiColorName = WguiColorName::OnSecondary;
 
diff --git a/wgui/src/renderer_vk/text/text_renderer.rs b/wgui/src/renderer_vk/text/text_renderer.rs
index 32986287..74fa1df7 100644
--- a/wgui/src/renderer_vk/text/text_renderer.rs
+++ b/wgui/src/renderer_vk/text/text_renderer.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 use super::{
+	ContentType, FontSystem, GlyphDetails, GpuCacheStatus, SwashCache, TextArea,
 	custom_glyph::{CustomGlyphCacheKey, RasterizeCustomGlyphRequest, RasterizedCustomGlyph},
 	text_atlas::{GlyphVertex, TextAtlas, TextPipeline},
-	ContentType, FontSystem, GlyphDetails, GpuCacheStatus, SwashCache, TextArea,
 };
 use cosmic_text::{Color, SubpixelBin, SwashContent};
-use etagere::{size2, AllocId};
+use etagere::{AllocId, size2};
 use glam::{Mat4, Vec2, Vec3};
 use std::collections::HashSet;