diff --git a/timeline/src/Audio_Region.C b/timeline/src/Audio_Region.C
index b6e705d..8a0d3a2 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Audio_Region.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Audio_Region.C
@@ -559,16 +559,15 @@ Audio_Region::draw ( void )
         nframes_t loop_frames_needed = _loop ? _loop : total_frames_needed;
         int loop_peaks_needed = timeline->ts_to_x( loop_frames_needed );
         
-        Fl_Color c = Fl::get_color( _color );
+        Fl_Color fg_color = FL_FOREGROUND_COLOR;
+        Fl_Color bg_color = FL_BACKGROUND_COLOR;
 
-        if ( recording() )
+        if ( !active_r() )
         {
-//            loop_peaks_needed = timeline->ts_to_x( _range.length );
-            c = FL_BLACK;
+            fg_color = fl_inactive(fg_color);
+            bg_color = fl_inactive(bg_color);
         }
         
-        c = fl_color_add_alpha( c, 220 );
-
         if ( ! fo )                                             /* first loop... */
         {
             if ( _loop )
@@ -639,7 +638,7 @@ Audio_Region::draw ( void )
                                 loop_peaks_needed,
                                 ch,
                                 pbuf + i, peaks, channels,
-                                c );
+                                fg_color, bg_color );
             }
         }
         else
diff --git a/timeline/src/Sequence_Region.C b/timeline/src/Sequence_Region.C
index 371fab7..5cb4d6e 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Sequence_Region.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Sequence_Region.C
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ Sequence_Region::draw ( void )
 void
 Sequence_Region::draw_label ( const char *label, Fl_Align align, Fl_Color color, int xo, int yo )
 {
-    fl_color( FL_WHITE );
+    fl_color( active_r() ? FL_FOREGROUND_COLOR : fl_inactive( FL_FOREGROUND_COLOR ) );
     fl_font( FL_HELVETICA_ITALIC, 10 );
     fl_draw( label, line_x() + Fl::box_dx( box() ), y() + Fl::box_dy( box() ), abs_w() - Fl::box_dw( box() ), h() - Fl::box_dh( box() ), align );
 }
diff --git a/timeline/src/Waveform.C b/timeline/src/Waveform.C
index 018c973..a5a7fb9 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Waveform.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Waveform.C
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Waveform::scale ( Peak *pbuf, int npeaks, float gain )
 void
 Waveform::draw ( int X, int Y, int W, int H,
                  const Peak *pbuf, int peaks, int skip,
-                 Fl_Color color )
+                 Fl_Color fg_color, Fl_Color bg_color )
 {
     int j;
 
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ Waveform::draw ( int X, int Y, int W, int H,
 
     if ( ! W )
         return;
+
+    fg_color = fl_color_add_alpha( Fl::get_color( fg_color ), 200 );
     
     if ( Waveform::fill )
     {
@@ -81,14 +83,11 @@ Waveform::draw ( int X, int Y, int W, int H,
 
                 const float diff = fabs( p.max - p.min );
  
-               if ( diff > 2.0f )
+                if ( diff > 2.0f )
                     fl_color( FL_RED );
                 else
-                    if ( Waveform::vary_color )
-                        fl_color( fl_color_average( FL_WHITE, color, diff * 0.5f ) );
-                    else
-                        fl_color( color );
-
+                    fl_color( fl_color_average( fg_color, bg_color, diff * 0.5f ) );
+                
                 const int ty = mid - ( halfheight * p.min );
                 const int by = mid - ( halfheight * p.max );
                 fl_line( x, ty, x, by );
@@ -96,8 +95,8 @@ Waveform::draw ( int X, int Y, int W, int H,
         }
         else
         {
-            fl_color( color );
-            
+            fl_color( fg_color );
+   
             fl_begin_complex_polygon();
             
             j = start;
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ Waveform::draw ( int X, int Y, int W, int H,
 
     if ( Waveform::outline )
     {
-        fl_color( fl_darker( fl_darker( color ) ) );
+        fl_color( bg_color );
 
         fl_line_style( FL_SOLID, 0 );
 
diff --git a/timeline/src/Waveform.H b/timeline/src/Waveform.H
index c55ac5e..eed7747 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Waveform.H
+++ b/timeline/src/Waveform.H
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ public:
     static void scale ( Peak *pbuf, int npeaks, float gain );
     static void draw ( int X, int Y, int W, int H,
                        const Peak *pbuf, int peaks, int skip,
-                       Fl_Color color );
+                       Fl_Color fg_color, Fl_Color bg_color );
 
 };