diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-night/theme_colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-night/theme_colors.xml
index e47febfcb..60d6c0c5e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-night/theme_colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-night/theme_colors.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
-
     <color name="colorSurface">@color/tusky_grey_30</color>
     <color name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/tusky_grey_25</color>
 
@@ -31,6 +30,6 @@
     <color name="toolbar_icon_background">#CC444B5D</color>
 
     <!-- colors used to show inserted/deleted text -->
-    <color name="view_edits_background_insert">#00731B</color>
-    <color name="view_edits_background_delete">#DF0000</color>
+    <color name="view_edits_background_insert">@color/tusky_green</color>
+    <color name="view_edits_background_delete">@color/tusky_red</color>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 79a16f803..569aac893 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
     <color name="tusky_blue_light">#56a7e1</color>
     <color name="tusky_orange">#ca8f04</color>
     <color name="tusky_orange_light">#fab207</color>
-    <color name="tusky_green">#19a341</color>
+    <color name="tusky_green">#00731B</color>
     <color name="tusky_green_light">#25d069</color>
+    <color name="tusky_green_lighter">#CCFFD8</color>
     <color name="tusky_red">#DF1553</color>
+    <color name="tusky_red_lighter">#FFC0C0</color>
 
     <color name="white">#fff</color>
     <color name="black">#000</color>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/theme_colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/theme_colors.xml
index a309873fb..de8d50054 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/theme_colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/theme_colors.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
-
     <color name="colorSurface">@color/tusky_grey_95</color>
     <color name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/tusky_grey_70</color>
 
@@ -31,6 +30,6 @@
     <color name="toolbar_icon_background">#CCEBEFF4</color>
 
     <!-- colors used to show inserted/deleted text -->
-    <color name="view_edits_background_insert">#CCFFD8</color>
-    <color name="view_edits_background_delete">#FFC0C0</color>
+    <color name="view_edits_background_insert">@color/tusky_green_lighter</color>
+    <color name="view_edits_background_delete">@color/tusky_red_lighter</color>
 </resources>