diff --git a/Signal/src/Loki/Components/NewConversationButtonSet.swift b/Signal/src/Loki/Components/NewConversationButtonSet.swift
index c8611434d..98367c752 100644
--- a/Signal/src/Loki/Components/NewConversationButtonSet.swift
+++ b/Signal/src/Loki/Components/NewConversationButtonSet.swift
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ private final class NewConversationButton : UIImageView {
         layer.shadowPath = UIBezierPath(ovalIn: CGRect(origin: CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0), size: CGSize(width: size, height: size))).cgPath
         layer.shadowColor = color.cgColor
         layer.shadowOffset = CGSize(width: 0, height: 0.8)
-        layer.shadowOpacity = 1
-        layer.shadowRadius = 6
+        layer.shadowOpacity = isLightMode ? 0.6 : 1
+        layer.shadowRadius = isLightMode ? 4 : 6
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Signal/src/Loki/View Controllers/HomeVC.swift b/Signal/src/Loki/View Controllers/HomeVC.swift
index cf8df611b..0fa506bb3 100644
--- a/Signal/src/Loki/View Controllers/HomeVC.swift	
+++ b/Signal/src/Loki/View Controllers/HomeVC.swift	
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ final class HomeVC : BaseVC, UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate, UIScrol
     
     private lazy var fadeView: UIView = {
         let result = UIView()
-        let gradient = Gradients.transparentToBlack
+        let gradient = Gradients.homeVCFade
         result.setGradient(gradient)
         result.isUserInteractionEnabled = false
         return result
diff --git a/SignalMessaging/Loki/Redesign/Style Guide/AppMode.swift b/SignalMessaging/Loki/Redesign/Style Guide/AppMode.swift
index e0b809a19..166d0610a 100644
--- a/SignalMessaging/Loki/Redesign/Style Guide/AppMode.swift	
+++ b/SignalMessaging/Loki/Redesign/Style Guide/AppMode.swift	
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ public var isDarkMode: Bool {
 
 @objc public final class LKAppModeUtilities : NSObject {
 
-    @objc public static func isLightMode() -> Bool { return AppMode.current == .light }
-    @objc public static func isDarkMode() -> Bool { return AppMode.current == .dark }
+    @objc public static var isLightMode: Bool {
+        return AppMode.current == .light
+    }
+
+    @objc public static var isDarkMode: Bool {
+        return AppMode.current == .dark
+    }
 }
diff --git a/SignalMessaging/Loki/Redesign/Style Guide/Gradients.swift b/SignalMessaging/Loki/Redesign/Style Guide/Gradients.swift
index cc19f24b5..e95c8a17a 100644
--- a/SignalMessaging/Loki/Redesign/Style Guide/Gradients.swift	
+++ b/SignalMessaging/Loki/Redesign/Style Guide/Gradients.swift	
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public final class Gradient : NSObject {
 
 @objc public extension UIView {
 
-    @objc public func setGradient(_ gradient: Gradient) {
+    @objc func setGradient(_ gradient: Gradient) {
         let layer = CAGradientLayer()
         layer.frame = UIScreen.main.bounds
         layer.colors = [ gradient.start.cgColor, gradient.end.cgColor ]
@@ -33,5 +33,10 @@ final public class Gradients : NSObject {
         }
     }
 
-    @objc public static let transparentToBlack = Gradient(start: UIColor(red: 0, green: 0, blue: 0, alpha: 0), end: UIColor(red: 0, green: 0, blue: 0, alpha: 1))
+    @objc public static var homeVCFade: Gradient {
+        switch AppMode.current {
+        case .light: return Gradient(start: UIColor(hex: 0xFFFFFF).withAlphaComponent(0), end: UIColor(hex: 0xFFFFFF))
+        case .dark: return Gradient(start: UIColor(hex: 0x000000).withAlphaComponent(0), end: UIColor(hex: 0x000000))
+        }
+    }
 }