diff --git a/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/resources/stylesheet.css b/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/resources/stylesheet.css
index 97fcc91eadc..641a6684444 100644
--- a/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/resources/stylesheet.css
+++ b/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/resources/stylesheet.css
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
     /* Line height for continuous text blocks */
     --block-line-height: 1.4em;
     /* Text colors for body and block elements */
-    --body-text-color: #353833;
-    --block-text-color: #474747;
+    --body-text-color: #282828;
+    --block-text-color: #282828;
     /* Background colors for various structural elements */
     --body-background-color: #ffffff;
     --section-background-color: #f8f8f8;
@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@
     /* Text color for page title */
     --title-color: #2c4557;
     /* Text colors for links */
-    --link-color: #4A6782;
+    --link-color: #437291;
     --link-color-active: #bb7a2a;
+    /* Table of contents */
+    --toc-background-color: var(--section-background-color);
+    --toc-link-color: #4a698a;
     /* Snippet colors */
     --snippet-background-color: #ebecee;
     --snippet-text-color: var(--block-text-color);
@@ -99,6 +102,9 @@ a:link, a:visited {
     text-decoration:none;
     color:var(--link-color);
 }
+nav a:link, nav a:visited {
+    color: var(--toc-link-color);
+}
 a[href]:hover, a[href]:active {
     text-decoration:none;
     color:var(--link-color-active);
@@ -398,7 +404,7 @@ dl.name-value > dd {
  * Styles for table of contents.
  */
 .main-grid nav.toc {
-    background-color: var(--section-background-color);
+    background-color: var(--toc-background-color);
     border-right: 1px solid var(--border-color);
     position: sticky;
     top: calc(var(--nav-height));
@@ -409,8 +415,6 @@ dl.name-value > dd {
     z-index: 1;
 }
 .main-grid nav.toc div.toc-header {
-    background-color: var(--section-background-color);
-    border-right: 1px solid var(--border-color);
     top: var(--nav-height);
     z-index: 1;
     padding: 15px 20px;
@@ -473,7 +477,6 @@ nav.toc div.toc-header {
     display: inline-flex;
     align-items: center;
     color: var(--body-text-color);
-    background-color: var(--body-background-color);
     font-size: 0.856em;
     font-weight: bold;
     white-space: nowrap;