diff --git a/cosmic-app-list/src/app.rs b/cosmic-app-list/src/app.rs
index 59e8ed83..55d815b8 100755
--- a/cosmic-app-list/src/app.rs
+++ b/cosmic-app-list/src/app.rs
@@ -2787,7 +2787,7 @@ impl cosmic::Application for CosmicAppList {
                                 //TODO: move style to libcosmic
                                 .class(theme::Container::custom(|theme| {
                                     let cosmic = theme.cosmic();
-                                    let component = &cosmic.background.component;
+                                    let component = &cosmic.background(false).component;
                                     container::Style {
                                         icon_color: Some(component.on.into()),
                                         text_color: Some(component.on.into()),
diff --git a/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/app.rs b/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/app.rs
index 081dfe06..7bedc653 100644
--- a/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/app.rs
+++ b/cosmic-applet-status-area/src/components/app.rs
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ fn menu_icon_button<'a>(
                 .class(if symbolic {
                     cosmic::theme::Svg::Custom(std::rc::Rc::new(|theme| {
                         cosmic::iced::widget::svg::Style {
-                            color: Some(theme.cosmic().background.on.into()),
+                            color: Some(theme.cosmic().background(false).on.into()),
                         }
                     }))
                 } else {
diff --git a/cosmic-panel-button/src/lib.rs b/cosmic-panel-button/src/lib.rs
index 132e5dd5..5c875719 100644
--- a/cosmic-panel-button/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cosmic-panel-button/src/lib.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl Button {
                     .class(if symbolic {
                         cosmic::theme::Svg::Custom(std::rc::Rc::new(|theme| {
                             cosmic::iced::widget::svg::Style {
-                                color: Some(theme.cosmic().background.on.into()),
+                                color: Some(theme.cosmic().background(false).on.into()),
                             }
                         }))
                     } else {