diff --git a/apps/files/js/filelist.js b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
index c24d1fd8244..e19a35bbc5b 100644
--- a/apps/files/js/filelist.js
+++ b/apps/files/js/filelist.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ var FileList={
 		}else{
 			simpleSize=t('files', 'Pending');
 		}
-		var sizeColor = Math.round(200-Math.pow((size/(1024*1024)),2));
+		var sizeColor = Math.round(160-Math.pow((size/(1024*1024)),2));
 		var lastModifiedTime = Math.round(lastModified.getTime() / 1000);
 		td = $('<td></td>').attr({
 			"class": "filesize",
diff --git a/apps/files/templates/part.list.php b/apps/files/templates/part.list.php
index 1719d25e660..1e94275dcba 100644
--- a/apps/files/templates/part.list.php
+++ b/apps/files/templates/part.list.php
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 <?php foreach($_['files'] as $file):
 	$simple_file_size = OCP\simple_file_size($file['size']);
 	// the bigger the file, the darker the shade of grey; megabytes*2
-	$simple_size_color = intval(200-$file['size']/(1024*1024)*2);
+	$simple_size_color = intval(160-$file['size']/(1024*1024)*2);
 	if($simple_size_color<0) $simple_size_color = 0;
 	$relative_modified_date = OCP\relative_modified_date($file['mtime']);
 	// the older the file, the brighter the shade of grey; days*14
 	$relative_date_color = round((time()-$file['mtime'])/60/60/24*14);
-	if($relative_date_color>200) $relative_date_color = 200;
+	if($relative_date_color>160) $relative_date_color = 160;
 	$name = rawurlencode($file['name']);
 	$name = str_replace('%2F', '/', $name);
 	$directory = rawurlencode($file['directory']);