diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.cpp
index 636888d6b47..c1cf35beb3d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.cpp
@@ -856,10 +856,8 @@ void ListItemDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &opti
     painter->save();
     painter->translate(bgRGlobal.topLeft());
 
-    const QColor fill(themeColor(hovered ? Theme::Token_Foreground_Muted
-                                         : Theme::Token_Background_Muted));
-    const QPen pen(themeColor(hovered ? Theme::Token_Foreground_Muted
-                                      : Theme::Token_Stroke_Subtle), itemOutlineWidth);
+    const QColor fill(themeColor(hovered ? cardHoverBackground : cardDefaultBackground));
+    const QPen pen(themeColor(hovered ? cardHoverStroke : cardDefaultStroke), itemOutlineWidth);
     WelcomePageHelpers::drawCardBackground(painter, bgR, fill, pen, itemCornerRounding);
 
     const int shiftY = thumbnailAreaR.bottom();
@@ -915,7 +913,7 @@ void ListItemDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &opti
                 constexpr int filterMargin = hoverBlurRadius;
                 QImage thumbnail(bgR.size() + QSize(filterMargin, filterMargin) * 2,
                                  QImage::Format_ARGB32_Premultiplied);
-                thumbnail.fill(themeColor(Theme::Token_Foreground_Muted));
+                thumbnail.fill(themeColor(cardHoverBackground));
                 QPainter thumbnailPainter(&thumbnail);
                 thumbnailPainter.translate(filterMargin, filterMargin);
                 thumbnailPainter.fillRect(thumbnailAreaR,
@@ -924,8 +922,7 @@ void ListItemDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &opti
                 thumbnailPainter.setPen(titleTF.color());
                 drawPixmapOverlay(item, &thumbnailPainter, option, thumbnailAreaR);
                 thumbnailPainter.setOpacity(1.0 - hoverBlurOpacity);
-                thumbnailPainter.fillRect(thumbnail.rect(),
-                                          themeColor(Theme::Token_Foreground_Muted));
+                thumbnailPainter.fillRect(thumbnail.rect(), themeColor(cardHoverBackground));
                 thumbnailPainter.end();
                 qt_blurImage(thumbnail, hoverBlurRadius, false, false);
 
@@ -944,7 +941,7 @@ void ListItemDelegate::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionViewItem &opti
             const QPixmap thumbnailPortionPM = m_blurredThumbnail.copy(backgroundPortionR);
             painter->drawPixmap(backgroundPortionR.topLeft(), thumbnailPortionPM);
         } else {
-            painter->fillRect(thumbnailAreaR, themeColor(Theme::Token_Foreground_Muted));
+            painter->fillRect(thumbnailAreaR, themeColor(cardHoverBackground));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.h
index 6856a59a99e..84a6ec358b3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/welcomepagehelper.h
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ public:
 
 CORE_EXPORT void setBackgroundColor(QWidget *widget, Utils::Theme::Color colorRole);
 constexpr qreal defaultCardBackgroundRounding = 3.75;
+constexpr Utils::Theme::Color cardDefaultBackground = Utils::Theme::Token_Background_Muted;
+constexpr Utils::Theme::Color cardDefaultStroke = Utils::Theme::Token_Stroke_Subtle;
+constexpr Utils::Theme::Color cardHoverBackground = Utils::Theme::Token_Foreground_Subtle;
+constexpr Utils::Theme::Color cardHoverStroke = cardHoverBackground;
 CORE_EXPORT void drawCardBackground(QPainter *painter, const QRectF &rect,
                                     const QBrush &fill, const QPen &pen = QPen(Qt::NoPen),
                                     qreal rounding = defaultCardBackgroundRounding);
diff --git a/src/plugins/extensionmanager/extensionsbrowser.cpp b/src/plugins/extensionmanager/extensionsbrowser.cpp
index dba1936d607..d83c1ef3ee2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/extensionmanager/extensionsbrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/extensionmanager/extensionsbrowser.cpp
@@ -329,10 +329,13 @@ public:
         {
             const bool selected = option.state & QStyle::State_Selected;
             const bool hovered = option.state & QStyle::State_MouseOver;
-            const QColor fillColor = creatorTheme()->color(hovered ? Theme::Token_Foreground_Muted
-                                                                   : Theme::Token_Background_Muted);
-            const QColor strokeColor = creatorTheme()->color(selected ? Theme::Token_Stroke_Strong
-                                                                      : Theme::Token_Stroke_Subtle);
+            const QColor fillColor =
+                creatorTheme()->color(hovered ? WelcomePageHelpers::cardHoverBackground
+                                              : WelcomePageHelpers::cardDefaultBackground);
+            const QColor strokeColor =
+                creatorTheme()->color(selected ? Theme::Token_Stroke_Strong
+                                      : hovered ? WelcomePageHelpers::cardHoverStroke
+                                                : WelcomePageHelpers::cardDefaultStroke);
             WelcomePageHelpers::drawCardBackground(painter, itemRect, fillColor, strokeColor);
         }
         {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwelcomepage.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwelcomepage.cpp
index 431fa8ee1d0..5ca983329ec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwelcomepage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwelcomepage.cpp
@@ -232,10 +232,8 @@ static QPixmap pixmap(const QString &id, const Theme::Color color)
 
 static void drawBackgroundRect(QPainter *painter, const QRectF &rect, bool hovered)
 {
-    const QColor fill(themeColor(hovered ? Theme::Token_Foreground_Muted
-                                         : Theme::Token_Background_Muted));
-    const QPen pen(themeColor(hovered ? Theme::Token_Foreground_Muted
-                                      : Theme::Token_Stroke_Subtle));
+    const QColor fill(themeColor(hovered ? cardHoverBackground : cardDefaultBackground));
+    const QPen pen(themeColor(hovered ? cardHoverStroke : cardDefaultStroke));
 
     const qreal rounding = s(defaultCardBackgroundRounding * 1000) / 1000.0;
     const qreal saneRounding = rounding <= 2 ? 0 : rounding;