diff --git a/lib/src/theme_widgets/settings_service.dart b/lib/src/theme_widgets/settings_service.dart
index af88659a..417dcfd8 100644
--- a/lib/src/theme_widgets/settings_service.dart
+++ b/lib/src/theme_widgets/settings_service.dart
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ class GnomeSettings {
 
   T? _updateValue<T>(String key) {
     T? value;
-    try {
-      _settings.get(key).then((v) {
-        value = v.toNative() as T?;
-        if (_values[key] != value) {
-          _values[key] = value;
-          notifyListeners();
-        }
-      });
-    } on GSettingsUnknownKeyException catch (_) {}
+    _settings.get(key).then((v) {
+      value = v.toNative() as T?;
+      if (_values[key] != value) {
+        _values[key] = value;
+        notifyListeners();
+      }
+    }).catchError((_) {
+      value = null;
+    });
     return value;
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/themes/common_themes.dart b/lib/src/themes/common_themes.dart
index 03eea50e..7d3cf396 100644
--- a/lib/src/themes/common_themes.dart
+++ b/lib/src/themes/common_themes.dart
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ CardTheme _createCardTheme(ColorScheme colorScheme) {
 }
 
 Color _cardColor(ColorScheme colorScheme) =>
-    colorScheme.surface.scale(lightness: colorScheme.isLight ? -0.1 : 0.08);
+    colorScheme.surface.scale(lightness: colorScheme.isLight ? -0.05 : 0.05);
 
 /// Helper function to create a new Yaru light theme
 ThemeData createYaruLightTheme({
diff --git a/lib/src/widgets/yaru_banner.dart b/lib/src/widgets/yaru_banner.dart
index 2dd173a5..7558c4be 100644
--- a/lib/src/widgets/yaru_banner.dart
+++ b/lib/src/widgets/yaru_banner.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:yaru/constants.dart';
 import 'package:yaru/foundation.dart' show YaruBorderRadiusExtension;
+import 'package:yaru/src/colors.dart';
 
 import 'yaru_tile.dart';
 
@@ -88,10 +89,8 @@ class YaruBanner extends StatelessWidget {
     final theme = Theme.of(context);
     final borderRadius = BorderRadius.circular(kYaruBannerRadius);
 
-    final light = theme.brightness == Brightness.light;
-
-    final defaultSurfaceTintColor =
-        light ? theme.cardColor : const Color.fromARGB(255, 126, 126, 126);
+    final defaultSurfaceTintColor = theme.scaffoldBackgroundColor
+        .scale(lightness: theme.brightness == Brightness.light ? 0 : 0.03);
     return Material(
       color: selected == true
           ? theme.primaryColor.withOpacity(0.8)
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ class YaruBanner extends StatelessWidget {
         hoverColor: theme.colorScheme.onSurface.withOpacity(0.1),
         mouseCursor: mouseCursor,
         child: Card(
-          color: color,
+          color: color ?? defaultSurfaceTintColor,
           shadowColor: Colors.transparent,
           surfaceTintColor: surfaceTintColor ?? defaultSurfaceTintColor,
           elevation: elevation ?? 1,