diff --git a/AppGUI/PlotCanvas.py b/AppGUI/PlotCanvas.py
index 6f7cdc9f..61730cd2 100644
--- a/AppGUI/PlotCanvas.py
+++ b/AppGUI/PlotCanvas.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class PlotCanvas(QtCore.QObject, VisPyCanvas):
                                                           QLabel
                                                           {
                                                               color: black;
-                                                              background-color: peachpuff;
+                                                              background-color: orange;
                                                           }
                                                           """)
             self.fcapp.inform[str, bool].emit(_("Axis enabled."), False)
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class PlotCanvas(QtCore.QObject, VisPyCanvas):
                                                   QLabel
                                                   {
                                                       color: black;
-                                                      background-color: lightblue;
+                                                      background-color: mediumpurple;
                                                   }
                                                   """)
             self.fcapp.inform[str, bool].emit(_("HUD enabled."), False)
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class PlotCanvas(QtCore.QObject, VisPyCanvas):
                         QLabel
                         {
                             color: black;
-                            background-color: lightgreen;
+                            background-color: olivedrab;
                         }
                         """)
 
diff --git a/AppGUI/PlotCanvasLegacy.py b/AppGUI/PlotCanvasLegacy.py
index 47cd24c0..ba614642 100644
--- a/AppGUI/PlotCanvasLegacy.py
+++ b/AppGUI/PlotCanvasLegacy.py
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class PlotCanvasLegacy(QtCore.QObject):
                                                             QLabel
                                                             {
                                                                 color: black;
-                                                                background-color: peachpuff;
+                                                                background-color: orange;
                                                             }
                                                             """)
                 self.app.inform[str, bool].emit(_("Axis enabled."), False)
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class PlotCanvasLegacy(QtCore.QObject):
                                                 QLabel
                                                 {
                                                     color: black;
-                                                    background-color: lightblue;
+                                                    background-color: mediumpurple;
                                                 }
                                                 """)
             self.app.inform[str, bool].emit(_("HUD enabled."), False)
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ class PlotCanvasLegacy(QtCore.QObject):
                         QLabel
                         {
                             color: black;
-                            background-color: lightgreen;
+                            background-color: olivedrab;
                         }
                         """)
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4bde32b1..8d27db27 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ CHANGELOG for FlatCAM beta
 - changed the status bar label to have an icon instead of text
 - added a label in status bar that will toggle the Preferences tab
 - made some changes such that that the label in status bar for toggling the Preferences Tab will be updated in various cases of closing the tab
+- changed colors for the status bar labels and added some of the new icons in the gray version
 
 31.05.2020
 
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new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/assets/resources/dark_resources/shell20.png b/assets/resources/dark_resources/shell20.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33f7719c
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