diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
index 2a20545417..5c3c51b1ed 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ div.dashboard-widget,
 	background-color: #f1f1f1;
 }
 
-.widefat {
+table.widefat {
 	border-color: #d1e5ee;
 	background-color: #fff;
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
index 63f7681593..991d32a56f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
@@ -83,13 +83,10 @@ div.dashboard-widget,
 	background-color: #f1f1f1;
 }
 
-.widefat {
+table.widefat {
 	border-color: #dfdfdf;
 	background-color: #f9f9f9;
 }
-textarea.widefat {
-	background-color: #fff;
-}
 
 div.dashboard-widget-error {
 	background-color: #c43;