diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py b/novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py
index 753168c1..d4b923ad 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/doceditor.py
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ from PyQt6.QtCore import (
     pyqtSlot
 )
 from PyQt6.QtGui import (
-    QAction, QColor, QCursor, QDragEnterEvent, QDragMoveEvent, QDropEvent,
-    QKeyEvent, QKeySequence, QMouseEvent, QPalette, QPixmap, QResizeEvent,
-    QShortcut, QTextBlock, QTextCursor, QTextDocument, QTextOption
+    QAction, QCursor, QDragEnterEvent, QDragMoveEvent, QDropEvent, QKeyEvent,
+    QKeySequence, QMouseEvent, QPalette, QPixmap, QResizeEvent, QShortcut,
+    QTextBlock, QTextCursor, QTextDocument, QTextOption
 )
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import (
     QApplication, QFrame, QGridLayout, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QLineEdit, QMenu,
@@ -2662,10 +2662,11 @@ class GuiDocEditSearch(QFrame):
 
     def updateTheme(self) -> None:
         """Update theme elements."""
-        qPalette = QApplication.palette()
-        self.setPalette(qPalette)
-        self.searchBox.setPalette(qPalette)
-        self.replaceBox.setPalette(qPalette)
+        palette = QApplication.palette()
+
+        self.setPalette(palette)
+        self.searchBox.setPalette(palette)
+        self.replaceBox.setPalette(palette)
 
         # Set icons
         self.toggleCase.setIcon(SHARED.theme.getIcon("search_case"))
@@ -2683,21 +2684,9 @@ class GuiDocEditSearch(QFrame):
         self.showReplace.setStyleSheet("QToolButton {border: none; background: transparent;}")
 
         # Construct Box Colours
-        qPalette = self.searchBox.palette()
-        baseCol = qPalette.base().color()
-        rCol = baseCol.redF() + 0.1
-        gCol = baseCol.greenF() - 0.1
-        bCol = baseCol.blueF() - 0.1
-
-        mCol = max(rCol, gCol, bCol, 1.0)
-        errCol = QColor()
-        errCol.setRedF(rCol/mCol)
-        errCol.setGreenF(gCol/mCol)
-        errCol.setBlueF(bCol/mCol)
-
         self.rxCol = {
-            True: baseCol,
-            False: errCol
+            True: palette.base().color(),
+            False: SHARED.theme.errorText.darker(200),
         }
 
         return
diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/sidebar.py b/novelwriter/gui/sidebar.py
index be08f86a..8e6d16f6 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/sidebar.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/sidebar.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import logging
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from PyQt6.QtCore import QEvent, QPoint, QSize, pyqtSignal
-from PyQt6.QtGui import QPalette
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QMenu, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
 from novelwriter import SHARED
@@ -125,10 +124,6 @@ class GuiSideBar(QWidget):
 
     def updateTheme(self) -> None:
         """Initialise GUI elements that depend on specific settings."""
-        qPalette = self.palette()
-        qPalette.setBrush(QPalette.ColorRole.Window, qPalette.base())
-        self.setPalette(qPalette)
-
         buttonStyle = SHARED.theme.getStyleSheet(STYLES_BIG_TOOLBUTTON)
 
         self.tbProject.setStyleSheet(buttonStyle)
diff --git a/novelwriter/guimain.py b/novelwriter/guimain.py
index 4dfcbf07..7d15c722 100644
--- a/novelwriter/guimain.py
+++ b/novelwriter/guimain.py
@@ -1046,8 +1046,6 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
             SHARED.project.tree.refreshAllItems()
 
         if theme:
-            # We are doing this manually instead of connecting to
-            # paletteChanged since the processing order matters
             SHARED.theme.loadTheme()
             self.setPalette(QApplication.palette())
             self.docEditor.updateTheme()