diff --git a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
index a3b03c777e..bb494811d4 100644
--- a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
@@ -87,10 +87,7 @@ $dialog-background-bg-color: $header-panel-bg-color;
 $lightbox-background-bg-color: #000;
 
 $settings-grey-fg-color: #a2a2a2;
-$settings-profile-placeholder-bg-color: #e7e7e7;
-$settings-profile-overlay-bg-color: #000;
-$settings-profile-overlay-placeholder-bg-color: transparent;
-$settings-profile-overlay-fg-color: #fff;
+$settings-profile-placeholder-bg-color: #21262c;
 $settings-profile-overlay-placeholder-fg-color: #454545;
 $settings-subsection-fg-color: $text-secondary-color;
 
diff --git a/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss b/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
index 2741dcebf8..b49e014e70 100644
--- a/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ $lightbox-background-bg-color: #000;
 
 $settings-grey-fg-color: #a2a2a2;
 $settings-profile-placeholder-bg-color: #e7e7e7;
-$settings-profile-overlay-bg-color: #000;
-$settings-profile-overlay-placeholder-bg-color: transparent;
-$settings-profile-overlay-fg-color: #fff;
 $settings-profile-overlay-placeholder-fg-color: #454545;
 $settings-subsection-fg-color: $text-secondary-color;
 
diff --git a/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss b/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
index 4fd2a3615b..9261dc8240 100644
--- a/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
@@ -144,9 +144,6 @@ $blockquote-fg-color: #777;
 
 $settings-grey-fg-color: #a2a2a2;
 $settings-profile-placeholder-bg-color: #e7e7e7;
-$settings-profile-overlay-bg-color: #000;
-$settings-profile-overlay-placeholder-bg-color: transparent;
-$settings-profile-overlay-fg-color: #fff;
 $settings-profile-overlay-placeholder-fg-color: #2e2f32;
 $settings-subsection-fg-color: #61708b;
 
diff --git a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
index 05302a2a80..8dd21b74ec 100644
--- a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
@@ -137,10 +137,7 @@ $blockquote-bar-color: #ddd;
 $blockquote-fg-color: #777;
 
 $settings-grey-fg-color: #a2a2a2;
-$settings-profile-placeholder-bg-color: #e7e7e7;
-$settings-profile-overlay-bg-color: #000;
-$settings-profile-overlay-placeholder-bg-color: transparent;
-$settings-profile-overlay-fg-color: #fff;
+$settings-profile-placeholder-bg-color: #f4f6fa;
 $settings-profile-overlay-placeholder-fg-color: #2e2f32;
 $settings-subsection-fg-color: #61708b;