diff --git a/iOS/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard b/iOS/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
index e767ead95..cc09703f1 100644
--- a/iOS/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
+++ b/iOS/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
                     <tableView key="view" clipsSubviews="YES" contentMode="scaleToFill" alwaysBounceVertical="YES" dataMode="prototypes" style="grouped" separatorStyle="default" rowHeight="-1" estimatedRowHeight="-1" sectionHeaderHeight="18" sectionFooterHeight="18" id="r7i-6Z-zg0">
                         <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="414" height="896"/>
                         <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
-                        <color key="backgroundColor" cocoaTouchSystemColor="groupTableViewBackgroundColor"/>
+                        <color key="backgroundColor" systemColor="systemBackgroundColor" cocoaTouchSystemColor="whiteColor"/>
                         <prototypes>
                             <tableViewCell clipsSubviews="YES" contentMode="scaleToFill" preservesSuperviewLayoutMargins="YES" selectionStyle="default" indentationWidth="10" reuseIdentifier="Cell" id="zNG-5C-pQm" customClass="MasterFeedTableViewCell" customModule="NetNewsWire" customModuleProvider="target">
                                 <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="55.5" width="414" height="43.5"/>
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
                                     <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="414" height="43.5"/>
                                     <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask"/>
                                 </tableViewCellContentView>
+                                <color key="backgroundColor" systemColor="systemBackgroundColor" cocoaTouchSystemColor="whiteColor"/>
                             </tableViewCell>
                         </prototypes>
                         <sections/>
diff --git a/iOS/MasterFeed/Cell/MasterFeedTableViewSectionHeader.swift b/iOS/MasterFeed/Cell/MasterFeedTableViewSectionHeader.swift
index 6307efb8b..7581e92ef 100644
--- a/iOS/MasterFeed/Cell/MasterFeedTableViewSectionHeader.swift
+++ b/iOS/MasterFeed/Cell/MasterFeedTableViewSectionHeader.swift
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ private extension MasterFeedTableViewSectionHeader {
 	
 	func addBackgroundView() {
 		self.backgroundView = UIView(frame: self.bounds)
-		self.backgroundView?.backgroundColor = UIColor.systemGroupedBackground
+		self.backgroundView?.backgroundColor = UIColor.secondarySystemBackground
 	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/barBackgroundColor.colorset/Contents.json b/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/barBackgroundColor.colorset/Contents.json
index c6e5d3d43..702421056 100644
--- a/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/barBackgroundColor.colorset/Contents.json
+++ b/iOS/Resources/Assets.xcassets/barBackgroundColor.colorset/Contents.json
@@ -7,13 +7,21 @@
     {
       "idiom" : "universal",
       "color" : {
-        "color-space" : "srgb",
-        "components" : {
-          "red" : "1.000",
-          "alpha" : "1.000",
-          "blue" : "1.000",
-          "green" : "1.000"
+        "platform" : "ios",
+        "reference" : "systemBackgroundColor"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "idiom" : "universal",
+      "appearances" : [
+        {
+          "appearance" : "luminosity",
+          "value" : "dark"
         }
+      ],
+      "color" : {
+        "platform" : "ios",
+        "reference" : "systemBackgroundColor"
       }
     }
   ]
diff --git a/iOS/UIKit Extensions/ThemedNavigationController.swift b/iOS/UIKit Extensions/ThemedNavigationController.swift
index 058e6afa5..ec56029a1 100644
--- a/iOS/UIKit Extensions/ThemedNavigationController.swift	
+++ b/iOS/UIKit Extensions/ThemedNavigationController.swift	
@@ -32,27 +32,28 @@ class ThemedNavigationController: UINavigationController {
 	private func configure() {
 		isToolbarHidden = false
 		
-		if traitCollection.userInterfaceStyle == .dark {
-			navigationBar.standardAppearance = UINavigationBarAppearance()
-			navigationBar.tintColor = AppAssets.primaryAccentColor
-			toolbar.standardAppearance = UIToolbarAppearance()
-			toolbar.compactAppearance = UIToolbarAppearance()
-			toolbar.tintColor = AppAssets.primaryAccentColor
-		} else {
-			let navigationAppearance = UINavigationBarAppearance()
-			navigationAppearance.backgroundColor = AppAssets.barBackgroundColor
-			navigationAppearance.titleTextAttributes = [.foregroundColor: UIColor.label]
-			navigationAppearance.largeTitleTextAttributes = [.foregroundColor: UIColor.label]
-			navigationBar.standardAppearance = navigationAppearance
-			navigationBar.tintColor = AppAssets.primaryAccentColor
-			
-			let toolbarAppearance = UIToolbarAppearance()
-			toolbarAppearance.backgroundColor = UIColor.white
-			toolbar.standardAppearance = toolbarAppearance
-			toolbar.compactAppearance = toolbarAppearance
-			toolbar.tintColor = AppAssets.primaryAccentColor
-		}
+		let navigationAppearance = UINavigationBarAppearance()
+		let backgroundImage = AppAssets.barBackgroundColor.image()
+		navigationAppearance.backgroundImage = backgroundImage
+		navigationAppearance.titleTextAttributes = [.foregroundColor: UIColor.label]
+		navigationAppearance.largeTitleTextAttributes = [.foregroundColor: UIColor.label]
+		navigationBar.standardAppearance = navigationAppearance
+		navigationBar.tintColor = AppAssets.primaryAccentColor
 		
+		let toolbarAppearance = UIToolbarAppearance()
+		toolbarAppearance.backgroundImage = backgroundImage
+		toolbar.standardAppearance = toolbarAppearance
+		toolbar.compactAppearance = toolbarAppearance
+		toolbar.tintColor = AppAssets.primaryAccentColor
 	}
 	
 }
+
+extension UIColor {
+    func image(_ size: CGSize = CGSize(width: 1, height: 1)) -> UIImage {
+        return UIGraphicsImageRenderer(size: size).image { rendererContext in
+            self.setFill()
+            rendererContext.fill(CGRect(origin: .zero, size: size))
+        }
+    }
+}