diff --git a/src/Charts/ChartBar.cpp b/src/Charts/ChartBar.cpp
index 6c8f567a3..629dba19b 100644
--- a/src/Charts/ChartBar.cpp
+++ b/src/Charts/ChartBar.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ ChartBar::configChanged(qint32)
     scrollArea->setFixedHeight(height);
     buttonBar->setFixedHeight(height);
 
-    QColor col=GColor(CCHROME);
+    QColor col=GColor(CTOOLBAR);
     scrollArea->setStyleSheet(QString("QScrollArea { background: rgb(%1,%2,%3); }").arg(col.red()).arg(col.green()).arg(col.blue()));
 
     foreach(ChartBarItem *b, buttons) {
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ ChartBar::paintBackground(QPaintEvent *)
     painter.save();
     QRect all(0,0,width(),height());
 
-    painter.fillRect(all, GColor(CCHROME));
+    painter.fillRect(all, GColor(CTOOLBAR));
 
     painter.restore();
 }
@@ -409,14 +409,10 @@ ButtonBar::paintBackground(QPaintEvent *)
     painter.save();
     QRect all(0,0,width(),height());
 
-    // linear gradients
-    QLinearGradient active = GCColor::linearGradient(23*dpiYFactor, true);
-    QLinearGradient inactive = GCColor::linearGradient(23*dpiYFactor, false);
-
     // fill with a linear gradient
     painter.setPen(Qt::NoPen);
     painter.fillRect(all, QColor(Qt::white));
-    painter.fillRect(all, isActiveWindow() ? active : inactive);
+    painter.fillRect(all, GColor(CTOOLBAR));
 
     if (!GCColor::isFlat()) {
         QPen black(QColor(100,100,100,200));
@@ -457,7 +453,7 @@ ChartBarItem::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
     painter.setPen(Qt::NoPen);
 
     // background - chrome or slected colour
-    QBrush brush(GColor(CCHROME));
+    QBrush brush(GColor(CTOOLBAR));
     if (underMouse() && !checked) brush = QBrush(Qt::darkGray);
     if (checked) brush = color;
     painter.fillRect(body, brush);
diff --git a/src/Gui/Colors.cpp b/src/Gui/Colors.cpp
index b202d9e96..7103f58d8 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Colors.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Colors.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void GCColor::setupColors()
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
         { tr("Toolbar and Sidebar"), "CCHROME", QColor(213,213,213) },
 #else
-        { tr("Toolbar and Sidebar"), "CCHROME", QColor(0xec,0xec,0xec) },
+        { tr("Sidebar background"), "CCHROME", QColor(0xec,0xec,0xec) },
 #endif
 #endif
         { tr("Overview Background"), "COVERVIEWBACKGROUND", QColor(0,0,0) },
@@ -928,6 +928,7 @@ GCColor::applyTheme(int index)
             break;
 
         case CCHROME:
+        case CTOOLBAR: // we always keep them the same, but user can make different
             color = theme.colors[1];
             break;
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/GcToolBar.cpp b/src/Gui/GcToolBar.cpp
index 36f1e83c4..598f3123d 100644
--- a/src/Gui/GcToolBar.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/GcToolBar.cpp
@@ -57,11 +57,8 @@ GcToolBar::paintBackground(QPaintEvent *)
     // get the widget area
     QRect all(0,0,width(),height());
 
-    // fill with a linear gradient
-    QLinearGradient linearGradient = GCColor::linearGradient(23, isActiveWindow());
-    
     painter.setPen(Qt::NoPen);
-    painter.fillRect(all, linearGradient);
+    painter.fillRect(all, GColor(CTOOLBAR));
 
     if (!GCColor::isFlat()) {
         // paint the bottom lines
diff --git a/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
index ad0d0aa09..26a881154 100644
--- a/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(const QDir &home)
      * Application Menus
      *--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #ifdef WIN32
-    QString menuColorString = (GCColor::isFlat() ? GColor(CCHROME).name() : "rgba(225,225,225)");
+    QString menuColorString = (GCColor::isFlat() ? GColor(CTOOLBAR).name() : "rgba(225,225,225)");
     menuBar()->setStyleSheet(QString("QMenuBar { color: black; background: %1; }"
                              "QMenuBar::item { color: black; background: %1; }").arg(menuColorString));
     menuBar()->setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0);
@@ -2458,24 +2458,24 @@ MainWindow::configChanged(qint32)
 #if defined (WIN32) || defined (Q_OS_LINUX)
     // Windows and Linux menu bar should match chrome
     QColor textCol(Qt::black);
-    if (GCColor::luminance(GColor(CCHROME)) < 127)  textCol = QColor(Qt::white);
-    QString menuColorString = (GCColor::isFlat() ? GColor(CCHROME).name() : "rgba(225,225,225)");
+    if (GCColor::luminance(GColor(CTOOLBAR)) < 127)  textCol = QColor(Qt::white);
+    QString menuColorString = (GCColor::isFlat() ? GColor(CTOOLBAR).name() : "rgba(225,225,225)");
     menuBar()->setStyleSheet(QString("QMenuBar { color: %1; background: %2; }"
                              "QMenuBar::item { color: %1; background: %2; }")
                              .arg(textCol.name()).arg(menuColorString));
     // search filter box match chrome color
-    searchBox->setStyleSheet(QString("QLineEdit { background: %1; color: %2; }").arg(GColor(CCHROME).name()).arg(GCColor::invertColor(GColor(CCHROME)).name()));
+    searchBox->setStyleSheet(QString("QLineEdit { background: %1; color: %2; }").arg(GColor(CTOOLBAR).name()).arg(GCColor::invertColor(GColor(CTOOLBAR)).name()));
 
     // perspective selector mimics sidebar colors
     QColor selected;
-    if (GCColor::invertColor(GColor(CCHROME)).name() == Qt::white) selected = QColor(Qt::lightGray);
+    if (GCColor::invertColor(GColor(CTOOLBAR)).name() == Qt::white) selected = QColor(Qt::lightGray);
     else selected = QColor(Qt::darkGray);
     perspectiveSelector->setStyleSheet(QString("QComboBox { background: %1; color: %2; }"
                                                "QComboBox::item { background: %1; color: %2; }"
-                                               "QComboBox::item::selected { background: %3; color: %1; }").arg(GColor(CCHROME).name()).arg(GCColor::invertColor(GColor(CCHROME)).name()).arg(selected.name()));
+                                               "QComboBox::item::selected { background: %3; color: %1; }").arg(GColor(CTOOLBAR).name()).arg(GCColor::invertColor(GColor(CTOOLBAR)).name()).arg(selected.name()));
 
 #endif
-    QString buttonstyle = QString("QPushButton { border: none; background-color: %1; }").arg(CCHROME);
+    QString buttonstyle = QString("QPushButton { border: none; background-color: %1; }").arg(CTOOLBAR);
     back->setStyleSheet(buttonstyle);
     forward->setStyleSheet(buttonstyle);
 
@@ -2485,8 +2485,8 @@ MainWindow::configChanged(qint32)
     tabbar->setShape(QTabBar::RoundedSouth);
     tabbar->setDrawBase(false);
 
-    tabbarPalette.setBrush(backgroundRole(), GColor(CCHROME));
-    tabbarPalette.setBrush(foregroundRole(), GCColor::invertColor(GColor(CCHROME)));
+    tabbarPalette.setBrush(backgroundRole(), GColor(CTOOLBAR));
+    tabbarPalette.setBrush(foregroundRole(), GCColor::invertColor(GColor(CTOOLBAR)));
     tabbar->setPalette(tabbarPalette);
     athleteView->setPalette(tabbarPalette);
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/Pages.cpp b/src/Gui/Pages.cpp
index 5cf370dd5..907309af4 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Pages.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Pages.cpp
@@ -1438,6 +1438,7 @@ ColorsPage::applyThemeClicked()
                 break;
 
             case CCHROME:
+            case CTOOLBAR: // we always keep them the same, but user can make different
                 //  set to black for dark themese and grey for light themes
                 color = theme.colors[1];
                 break;