diff --git a/sc/source/ui/dbgui/csvruler.cxx b/sc/source/ui/dbgui/csvruler.cxx
index b900d3491c95..b8be5c88bd99 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/dbgui/csvruler.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/dbgui/csvruler.cxx
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void ScCsvRuler::InitColors()
 {
     const StyleSettings& rSett = Application::GetSettings().GetStyleSettings();
     maBackColor = rSett.GetFaceColor();
-    maActiveColor = rSett.GetWindowColor();
+    maActiveColor = rSett.GetFieldColor();
     maTextColor = rSett.GetLabelTextColor();
     maSplitColor = maBackColor.IsDark() ? maTextColor : COL_LIGHTRED;
     InvalidateGfx();
diff --git a/vcl/qt5/QtFrame.cxx b/vcl/qt5/QtFrame.cxx
index f1aa98e8cddd..7723967c1537 100644
--- a/vcl/qt5/QtFrame.cxx
+++ b/vcl/qt5/QtFrame.cxx
@@ -1130,7 +1130,6 @@ void QtFrame::UpdateSettings(AllSettings& rSettings)
 
     // Base
     style.SetFieldColor(aBase);
-    style.SetWindowColor(aBase);
     style.SetActiveTabColor(aBase);
     style.SetListBoxWindowBackgroundColor(aBase);
     style.SetAlternatingRowColor(toColor(pal.color(QPalette::Active, QPalette::AlternateBase)));
@@ -1163,6 +1162,7 @@ void QtFrame::UpdateSettings(AllSettings& rSettings)
     // Background
     style.BatchSetBackgrounds(aBack);
     style.SetInactiveTabColor(aBack);
+    style.SetWindowColor(aBack);
 
     // Workspace
     style.SetWorkspaceColor(aMid);
diff --git a/vcl/source/app/salvtables.cxx b/vcl/source/app/salvtables.cxx
index d3b4152738ab..728f2ec8428d 100644
--- a/vcl/source/app/salvtables.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/app/salvtables.cxx
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ void SalInstanceWidget::get_property_tree(tools::JsonWriter& rJsonWriter)
 
 void SalInstanceWidget::set_stack_background()
 {
-    set_background(m_xWidget->GetSettings().GetStyleSettings().GetWindowColor());
+    set_background(m_xWidget->GetSettings().GetStyleSettings().GetFieldColor());
 }
 
 void SalInstanceWidget::set_title_background()