diff --git a/src/zen/common/styles/zen-browser-container.css b/src/zen/common/styles/zen-browser-container.css
index a8de2b24c..48701b785 100644
--- a/src/zen/common/styles/zen-browser-container.css
+++ b/src/zen/common/styles/zen-browser-container.css
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       }
 
       &[transparent="true"] {
-        background: light-dark(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1));
+        background: light-dark(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1));
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/zen/spaces/ZenGradientGenerator.mjs b/src/zen/spaces/ZenGradientGenerator.mjs
index c4ebebf78..b46e3f078 100644
--- a/src/zen/spaces/ZenGradientGenerator.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/spaces/ZenGradientGenerator.mjs
@@ -1258,10 +1258,10 @@ export class nsZenThemePicker extends nsZenMultiWindowFeature {
     let colorToBlendOpacity;
     if (this.isMica) {
       colorToBlend = this.isDarkMode ? [0, 0, 0] : [255, 255, 255];
-      colorToBlendOpacity = 0.25;
+      colorToBlendOpacity = 0.12;
     } else if (AppConstants.platform === "macosx") {
       colorToBlend = [255, 255, 255];
-      colorToBlendOpacity = 0.35;
+      colorToBlendOpacity = 0.18;
     }
     if (colorToBlend) {
       const blendedAlpha = Math.min(
@@ -1473,7 +1473,15 @@ export class nsZenThemePicker extends nsZenMultiWindowFeature {
    * @returns {string} The primary color in hex format.
    */
   getAccentColorForUI(accentColor) {
-    return `rgb(${accentColor[0]}, ${accentColor[1]}, ${accentColor[2]})`;
+    const [h, s, l] = this.rgbToHsl(...accentColor);
+    if (s < 0.1) {
+      return `rgb(${accentColor[0]}, ${accentColor[1]}, ${accentColor[2]})`;
+    }
+    const saturation = Math.min(1, s + 0.3);
+    const targetLightness = this.isDarkMode ? 0.62 : 0.42;
+    const lightness = l * 0.4 + targetLightness * 0.6;
+    const [r, g, b] = this.hslToRgb(h / 360, saturation, lightness);
+    return `rgb(${r}, ${g}, ${b})`;
   }
 
   getMostDominantColor(allColors) {
@@ -1757,6 +1765,20 @@ export class nsZenThemePicker extends nsZenMultiWindowFeature {
           "--toolbar-color-scheme",
           isDarkMode ? "dark" : "light"
         );
+        // Tint toolbar elements with an accent-hued color toned against the
+        // current mode — dark mode gets a light tint, light mode a dark tint.
+        const tintTarget = isDarkMode ? [255, 255, 255] : [0, 0, 0];
+        const [tr, tg, tb] = this.blendColors(dominantColor, tintTarget, 25);
+        const elementBgAlpha = isDarkMode ? 0.18 : 0.1;
+        const elementHoverAlpha = isDarkMode ? 0.28 : 0.16;
+        docElement.style.setProperty(
+          "--zen-toolbar-element-bg",
+          `rgba(${tr}, ${tg}, ${tb}, ${elementBgAlpha})`
+        );
+        docElement.style.setProperty(
+          "--zen-toolbar-element-bg-hover",
+          `rgba(${tr}, ${tg}, ${tb}, ${elementHoverAlpha})`
+        );
       }
 
       if (!skipUpdate) {
diff --git a/src/zen/split-view/ZenViewSplitter.mjs b/src/zen/split-view/ZenViewSplitter.mjs
index ce37c77ea..92639db26 100644
--- a/src/zen/split-view/ZenViewSplitter.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/split-view/ZenViewSplitter.mjs
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ class nsZenViewSplitter extends nsZenDOMOperatedFeature {
   insetUpdateContextMenuItems() {
     const contentAreaContextMenu = document.getElementById("tabContextMenu");
     contentAreaContextMenu.addEventListener("popupshowing", () => {
-      let contextTab = TabContextMenu.contextTab;
+      let contextTab = TabContextMenu.contextTab || gBrowser.selectedTab;
       let selectedTabs = contextTab.multiselected
         ? gBrowser.selectedTabs
         : [contextTab];