diff --git a/cnd.completion/nbproject/project.xml b/cnd.completion/nbproject/project.xml
--- a/cnd.completion/nbproject/project.xml
+++ b/cnd.completion/nbproject/project.xml
@@ -173,6 +173,14 @@
                     </run-dependency>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.netbeans.swing.plaf</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>1.27</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
                     <code-name-base>org.openide.awt</code-name-base>
                     <build-prerequisite/>
                     <compile-dependency/>
diff --git a/cnd.completion/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/completion/cplusplus/ext/CsmResultItem.java b/cnd.completion/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/completion/cplusplus/ext/CsmResultItem.java
--- a/cnd.completion/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/completion/cplusplus/ext/CsmResultItem.java
+++ b/cnd.completion/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/completion/cplusplus/ext/CsmResultItem.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 import org.netbeans.spi.editor.completion.CompletionItem;
 import org.netbeans.spi.editor.completion.CompletionTask;
 import org.openide.util.Lookup;
-
+import org.netbeans.swing.plaf.LFCustoms;
 /**
  *
  * @author  Vladimir Voskresensky
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@
     protected int selectionEndOffset = -1;
     protected int substituteOffset = -1;
     CsmObject associatedObject;
-    private static final Color KEYWORD_COLOR = Color.gray;
-    private static final Color TYPE_COLOR = Color.black;
+    private static final Color KEYWORD_COLOR = Color.lightGray;
     private int priority;
     private SubstitutionHint hint;
 
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@
     }
     
     protected static Color getTypeColor(CsmType type) {
-        return type.isBuiltInBased(false) ? KEYWORD_COLOR : TYPE_COLOR;
+        return type.isBuiltInBased(false) ? LFCustoms.shiftColor(KEYWORD_COLOR) : LFCustoms.getTextFgColor();
     }
 
     public void setSubstituteOffset(int substituteOffset) {
@@ -981,11 +980,11 @@
                 if (type == null) {
                     // only var args parameters could have null types
                     assert (((CsmParameter) prm).isVarArgs()) : " non var arg " + prm + " of class " + prm.getClass().getName();
-                    params.add(new ParamStr("", "", ((CsmParameter) prm).getName().toString(), prm.getText().toString(), true, KEYWORD_COLOR)); //NOI18N
+                    params.add(new ParamStr("", "", ((CsmParameter) prm).getName().toString(), prm.getText().toString(), true, LFCustoms.shiftColor(KEYWORD_COLOR))); //NOI18N
                     varArgIndex = i;
                 } else {
                     String typeName = getTypeName(type, instantiateTypes);
-                    params.add(new ParamStr(typeName, typeName, ((CsmParameter) prm).getName().toString(), prm.getText().toString(), false, TYPE_COLOR /*getTypeColor(type.getClassifier())*/));
+                    params.add(new ParamStr(typeName, typeName, ((CsmParameter) prm).getName().toString(), prm.getText().toString(), false, LFCustoms.getTextFgColor() /*getTypeColor(type.getClassifier())*/));
                 }
                 i++;
             }
diff --git a/cnd.modelutil/nbproject/project.xml b/cnd.modelutil/nbproject/project.xml
--- a/cnd.modelutil/nbproject/project.xml
+++ b/cnd.modelutil/nbproject/project.xml
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@
                     </run-dependency>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.netbeans.swing.plaf</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>1.27</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
                     <code-name-base>org.openide.awt</code-name-base>
                     <build-prerequisite/>
                     <compile-dependency/>
diff --git a/cnd.modelutil/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/modelutil/CsmDisplayUtilities.java b/cnd.modelutil/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/modelutil/CsmDisplayUtilities.java
--- a/cnd.modelutil/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/modelutil/CsmDisplayUtilities.java
+++ b/cnd.modelutil/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/modelutil/CsmDisplayUtilities.java
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 import org.openide.text.CloneableEditorSupport;
 import org.openide.util.Lookup;
 import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
+import org.netbeans.swing.plaf.LFCustoms;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@
             buf.insert(0, "<s>"); // NOI18N
             buf.append("</s>"); // NOI18N
         }
-        buf.insert(0, "<font color=" + getHTMLColor(StyleConstants.getForeground(set)) + ">"); //NOI18N
+        buf.insert(0, "<font color=" + getHTMLColor(LFCustoms.getForeground(set)) + ">"); //NOI18N
         buf.append("</font>"); //NOI18N
         return buf.toString();
     }
diff --git a/cnd.modelutil/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/modelutil/CsmPaintComponent.java b/cnd.modelutil/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/modelutil/CsmPaintComponent.java
--- a/cnd.modelutil/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/modelutil/CsmPaintComponent.java
+++ b/cnd.modelutil/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/modelutil/CsmPaintComponent.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
 import javax.swing.Icon;
 import javax.swing.JPanel;
-
+import org.netbeans.swing.plaf.LFCustoms;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -101,9 +101,8 @@
         "", " ", "[]", "(", ")", ", ", "String", THROWS // NOI18N
     };
     
-    private static final Color KEYWORD_COLOR = Color.darkGray;
-    private static final Color TYPE_COLOR = Color.black;
-    private static final Color POSTFIX_COLOR = Color.gray;
+    private final static Color KEYWORD_COLOR = Color.gray;
+    private final static Color POSTFIX_COLOR = Color.lightGray;
     
     private Icon icon;
     
@@ -128,21 +127,22 @@
     @Override
     public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
         // clear background
+        Color postfixColor = LFCustoms.shiftColor(POSTFIX_COLOR);
         g.setColor(getBackground());
         java.awt.Rectangle r = g.getClipBounds();
         g.fillRect(r.x, r.y, r.width, r.height);
         draw(g);
         
         if(!postfixes.isEmpty()) {
-            drawString(g, " (", POSTFIX_COLOR); // NOI18N
+            drawString(g, " (", postfixColor); // NOI18N
             Iterator iter = postfixes.iterator();
             while(iter.hasNext()) {
                 ((PostfixString) iter.next()).Draw(g);
                 if(iter.hasNext()) {
-                    drawString(g, ",  ", POSTFIX_COLOR); // NOI18N
+                    drawString(g, ",  ", postfixColor); // NOI18N
                 }
             } 
-            drawString(g, ")", POSTFIX_COLOR); // NOI18N
+            drawString(g, ")", postfixColor); // NOI18N
         }        
     }
     
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
         }
         
         public PostfixString(String text, int fontStyle) {
-            this(text, CsmPaintComponent.POSTFIX_COLOR, fontStyle);            
+            this(text, LFCustoms.shiftColor(CsmPaintComponent.POSTFIX_COLOR), fontStyle);            
         }
         
         void Draw(Graphics g) {            
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
 
         private String pkgName;
         private boolean displayFullNamespacePath;
-        private Color NAMESPACE_COLOR = Color.green.darker().darker().darker();
+        private Color NAMESPACE_COLOR = LFCustoms.shiftColor(new Color(64,255,64));
         
         public NamespacePaintComponent(){
             super();
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
     public static class NamespaceAliasPaintComponent extends CsmPaintComponent{
 
         private String aliasName;
-        private Color NAMESPACE_COLOR = Color.green.darker().darker().darker();
+        private Color NAMESPACE_COLOR = LFCustoms.shiftColor(new Color(64,255,64));
         
         public NamespaceAliasPaintComponent(){
             super();
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@
     public static class EnumPaintComponent extends CsmPaintComponent {
         
         String formatEnumName;
-        private Color ENUM_COLOR = Color.red.darker().darker().darker().darker();
+        private Color ENUM_COLOR = LFCustoms.shiftColor(new Color(255,64,64));
         private boolean displayFQN;
         
         public void EnumPaintComponent(String formatEnumName){
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
     public static class EnumeratorPaintComponent extends CsmPaintComponent {
         
         String formatEnumeratorName;
-        private Color ENUMERATOR_COLOR = Color.blue.darker().darker().darker().darker();
+        private Color ENUMERATOR_COLOR = LFCustoms.shiftColor(new Color(64,64,255));
         private boolean displayFQN;
         
         public void EnumeratorPaintComponent(String formatEnumeratorName){
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@
     public static class ClassPaintComponent extends CsmPaintComponent{
         
         String formatClassName;
-        private Color CLASS_COLOR = Color.red.darker().darker().darker();
+        private Color CLASS_COLOR = LFCustoms.shiftColor(new Color(255,64,64));
         private boolean displayFQN;
         
         public void setFormatClassName(String formatClassName){
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@
     public static class TypedefPaintComponent extends CsmPaintComponent{
         
         String formatTypedefName;
-        private final Color TYPEDEF_COLOR = CsmFontColorManager.instance().getColor(FontColorProvider.Entity.TYPEDEF); //Color.blue.darker().darker().darker();
+        private final Color TYPEDEF_COLOR = CsmFontColorManager.instance().getColor(FontColorProvider.Entity.TYPEDEF); //new Color(64,64,255).darker().darker().darker();
         //private boolean displayFQN;
         
         public void setFormatTypedefName(String formatTypedefName){
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
 
     public static class StructPaintComponent extends ClassPaintComponent{
         
-        private Color STRUCT_COLOR = Color.red.darker().darker();
+        private Color STRUCT_COLOR = LFCustoms.shiftColor(new Color(255,64,64));
         
         @Override
         protected Color getColor(){
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@
     
     public static class UnionPaintComponent extends ClassPaintComponent{
         
-        private Color UNION_COLOR = Color.red.darker();
+        private Color UNION_COLOR = LFCustoms.shiftColor(new Color(255,64,64));
         
         @Override
         protected Color getColor(){
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@
     }
     
     public static class FieldPaintComponent extends CsmPaintComponent{
-        private Color FIELD_COLOR = CsmFontColorManager.instance().getColor(FontColorProvider.Entity.CLASS_FIELD);//Color.blue.darker();
+        private Color FIELD_COLOR = CsmFontColorManager.instance().getColor(FontColorProvider.Entity.CLASS_FIELD);//new Color(64,64,255).darker();
         protected String typeName;
         protected Color typeColor;
         protected String fldName;
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@
     }
     
     public static class LocalVariablePaintComponent extends FieldPaintComponent {
-        private Color VARIABLE_COLOR = Color.red.darker().darker().darker();
+        private Color VARIABLE_COLOR = LFCustoms.shiftColor(new Color(255,64,64));
         
         public LocalVariablePaintComponent(){
             super();
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@
     }
     
     public static class FileLocalVariablePaintComponent extends FieldPaintComponent {
-        private Color VARIABLE_COLOR = Color.blue.darker().darker().darker();
+        private Color VARIABLE_COLOR = LFCustoms.shiftColor(new Color(64,64,255));
         
         public FileLocalVariablePaintComponent(){
             super();
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@
     }
     
     public static class GlobalVariablePaintComponent extends FieldPaintComponent {
-        private Color VARIABLE_COLOR = Color.blue.darker().darker().darker();
+        private Color VARIABLE_COLOR = LFCustoms.shiftColor(new Color(64,64,255));
         
         public GlobalVariablePaintComponent(){
             super();
@@ -765,8 +765,8 @@
     }
     
     public static class MacroPaintComponent extends CsmPaintComponent{
-        private Color MACRO_NAME_COLOR = CsmFontColorManager.instance().getColor(FontColorProvider.Entity.DEFINED_MACRO);//Color.green.darker().darker();
-        private Color MACRO_PARAMETER_NAME_COLOR = new Color(163, 102, 10);//Color.magenta.darker();
+        private Color MACRO_NAME_COLOR = CsmFontColorManager.instance().getColor(FontColorProvider.Entity.DEFINED_MACRO);//new Color(64,255,64).darker().darker();
+        private Color MACRO_PARAMETER_NAME_COLOR = LFCustoms.shiftColor(new Color(227, 166, 74));//Color.magenta.darker();
         private List params = null;
         private String name;
 
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@
     }
     
     public static class TemplateParameterPaintComponent extends CsmPaintComponent{
-        private Color PARAMETER_NAME_COLOR = Color.BLACK.darker().darker();
+        private Color PARAMETER_NAME_COLOR = LFCustoms.getTextFgColor();
         private List params = null;
         private String name;
 
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@
     }
 
     public static class LabelPaintComponent extends  CsmPaintComponent {
-        private Color LABEL_NAME_COLOR = Color.BLACK.darker().darker();
+        private Color LABEL_NAME_COLOR = LFCustoms.getTextFgColor();
         private List params = null;
         private String name;
 
@@ -947,8 +947,8 @@
     
     public static class ConstructorPaintComponent extends CsmPaintComponent{
         
-        private Color CONSTRUCTOR_COLOR = Color.orange.darker().darker();
-        private Color PARAMETER_NAME_COLOR = new Color(163, 102, 10);//Color.magenta.darker();
+        private Color CONSTRUCTOR_COLOR = LFCustoms.shiftColor(Color.orange);
+        private Color PARAMETER_NAME_COLOR = LFCustoms.shiftColor(new Color(227, 166, 74));//Color.magenta.darker();
         private List params = new ArrayList();
         private List excs = new ArrayList();
         private String name;
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@
         
         protected void drawExceptions(Graphics g, List exc, boolean strike) {
             if (exc.size() > 0) {
-                drawString(g, THROWS, KEYWORD_COLOR, null, strike);
+                drawString(g, THROWS, LFCustoms.shiftColor(KEYWORD_COLOR), null, strike);
                 for (Iterator it = exc.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
                     ExceptionStr ex = (ExceptionStr) it.next();
                     drawString(g, ex.getName(), ex.getTypeColor(), null, strike);
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@
     public static class MethodPaintComponent extends ConstructorPaintComponent {
         
         //private Color PARAMETER_NAME_COLOR = Color.magenta.darker();
-        private Color METHOD_COLOR = Color.black;//red.darker().darker();
+        private Color METHOD_COLOR = LFCustoms.getTextFgColor();
         private String typeName;
         private Color typeColor;
         private boolean drawTypeAsPrefix = false;
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@
     }
 
     public static class FileLocalFunctionPaintComponent extends MethodPaintComponent {
-        private Color FUN_COLOR = Color.black;//red.darker().darker();
+        private Color FUN_COLOR = LFCustoms.getTextFgColor();
         
         public FileLocalFunctionPaintComponent(){
             super();
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@
     }
     
     public static class GlobalFunctionPaintComponent extends MethodPaintComponent {
-        private Color FUN_COLOR = Color.black;//.red.darker().darker();
+        private Color FUN_COLOR = LFCustoms.getTextFgColor();
         
         public GlobalFunctionPaintComponent(){
             super();
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@
         @Override
         protected void draw(Graphics g){
             drawIcon(g, null);
-            drawString(g, str, TYPE_COLOR);
+            drawString(g, str, LFCustoms.getTextFgColor());
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/core.output2/nbproject/project.xml b/core.output2/nbproject/project.xml
--- a/core.output2/nbproject/project.xml
+++ b/core.output2/nbproject/project.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@
             <code-name-base>org.netbeans.core.output2</code-name-base>
             <module-dependencies>
                 <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.netbeans.swing.plaf</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>1.27</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
                     <code-name-base>org.openide.actions</code-name-base>
                     <build-prerequisite/>
                     <compile-dependency/>
diff --git a/core.output2/src/org/netbeans/core/output2/AbstractLines.java b/core.output2/src/org/netbeans/core/output2/AbstractLines.java
--- a/core.output2/src/org/netbeans/core/output2/AbstractLines.java
+++ b/core.output2/src/org/netbeans/core/output2/AbstractLines.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 import org.openide.util.Mutex;
 import org.openide.windows.IOColors;
 import org.openide.windows.OutputListener;
-
+import org.netbeans.swing.plaf.LFCustoms;
 /**
  * Abstract Lines implementation with handling for getLine wrap calculations, etc.
  */
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
         longestLineLen = 0;
         listener = null;
         dirty = false;
-        curDefColors = DEF_COLORS.clone();
+        curDefColors = getDefColors().clone();
     }
 
     private boolean dirty;
@@ -827,12 +827,15 @@
     }
 
     /** initial default colors */
-    static final Color[] DEF_COLORS;
+    private static Color[] DEF_COLORS = null;
 
     /** current default colors */
     Color[] curDefColors;
 
-    static {
+    static Color[] getDefColors() {
+        if (DEF_COLORS != null) {
+            return DEF_COLORS;
+        }
         Color out = UIManager.getColor("nb.output.foreground"); //NOI18N
         if (out == null) {
             out = UIManager.getColor("textText");
@@ -843,12 +846,12 @@
 
         Color err = UIManager.getColor("nb.output.err.foreground"); //NOI18N
         if (err == null) {
-            err = new Color(164, 0, 0);
+            err = LFCustoms.shiftColor(Color.red);
         }
 
         Color hyperlink = UIManager.getColor("nb.output.link.foreground"); //NOI18N
         if (hyperlink == null) {
-            hyperlink = Color.BLUE.darker();
+            hyperlink = LFCustoms.shiftColor(Color.blue);
         }
 
         Color hyperlinkImp = UIManager.getColor("nb.output.link.foreground.important"); //NOI18N
@@ -856,7 +859,7 @@
             hyperlinkImp = hyperlink;
         }
 
-        DEF_COLORS = new Color[]{out, err, hyperlink, hyperlinkImp};
+        return DEF_COLORS = new Color[]{out, err, hyperlink, hyperlinkImp};
     }
 
     public void setDefColor(IOColors.OutputType type, Color color) {
diff --git a/core.output2/src/org/netbeans/core/output2/NbIO.java b/core.output2/src/org/netbeans/core/output2/NbIO.java
--- a/core.output2/src/org/netbeans/core/output2/NbIO.java
+++ b/core.output2/src/org/netbeans/core/output2/NbIO.java
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
     }
 
     Color getColor(IOColors.OutputType type) {
-        return ioColors != null ? ioColors.getColor(type) : AbstractLines.DEF_COLORS[type.ordinal()];
+        return ioColors != null ? ioColors.getColor(type) : AbstractLines.getDefColors()[type.ordinal()];
     }
 
     private class IOTabImpl extends IOTab {
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@
 
         @Override
         protected Color getColor(OutputType type) {
-            return clrs[type.ordinal()] != null ? clrs[type.ordinal()] : AbstractLines.DEF_COLORS[type.ordinal()];
+            return clrs[type.ordinal()] != null ? clrs[type.ordinal()] : AbstractLines.getDefColors()[type.ordinal()];
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/java.editor/nbproject/project.xml b/java.editor/nbproject/project.xml
--- a/java.editor/nbproject/project.xml
+++ b/java.editor/nbproject/project.xml
@@ -337,6 +337,14 @@
                     </run-dependency>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.netbeans.swing.plaf</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>1.27</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
                     <code-name-base>org.openide.awt</code-name-base>
                     <build-prerequisite/>
                     <compile-dependency/>
diff --git a/java.editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/java/JavaCompletionItem.java b/java.editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/java/JavaCompletionItem.java
--- a/java.editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/java/JavaCompletionItem.java
+++ b/java.editor/src/org/netbeans/modules/editor/java/JavaCompletionItem.java
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 import org.openide.util.ImageUtilities;
 import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
 import org.openide.xml.XMLUtil;
+import org.netbeans.swing.plaf.LFCustoms;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -1070,7 +1071,6 @@
     
     static class TypeParameterItem extends JavaCompletionItem {
         
-        private static final String TYPE_PARAMETER_COLOR = "<font color=#000000>"; //NOI18N
 
         private String simpleName;
         private String leftText;
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@
         
         protected String getLeftHtmlText() {
             if (leftText == null)
-                leftText = TYPE_PARAMETER_COLOR + simpleName + COLOR_END;
+                leftText = LFCustoms.getTextFgColorHTML() + simpleName + COLOR_END;
             return leftText;
         }
         
@@ -1406,7 +1406,6 @@
         private static final String METHOD_ST_PROTECTED = "org/netbeans/modules/editor/resources/completion/method_static_protected_16.png"; //NOI18N
         private static final String METHOD_ST_PRIVATE = "org/netbeans/modules/editor/resources/completion/method_static_private_16.png"; //NOI18N
         private static final String METHOD_ST_PACKAGE = "org/netbeans/modules/editor/resources/completion/method_static_package_private_16.png"; //NOI18N
-        private static final String METHOD_COLOR = "<font color=#000000>"; //NOI18N
         private static final String PARAMETER_NAME_COLOR = "<font color=#a06001>"; //NOI18N
         private static ImageIcon icon[][] = new ImageIcon[2][4];
 
@@ -1487,7 +1486,7 @@
         protected String getLeftHtmlText() {
             if (leftText == null) {
                 StringBuilder lText = new StringBuilder();
-                lText.append(METHOD_COLOR);
+                lText.append(LFCustoms.getTextFgColorHTML());
                 if (!isInherited)
                     lText.append(BOLD);
                 if (isDeprecated || isBlackListed())
@@ -1795,7 +1794,7 @@
             return sb.toString();
         }
     }    
-
+    
     static class OverrideMethodItem extends MethodItem {
         
         private static final String IMPL_BADGE_PATH = "org/netbeans/modules/java/editor/resources/implement_badge.png";
@@ -1916,7 +1915,6 @@
         private static final String METHOD_PUBLIC = "org/netbeans/modules/editor/resources/completion/method_16.png"; //NOI18N
         private static final String GETTER_BADGE_PATH = "org/netbeans/modules/java/editor/resources/getter_badge.png"; //NOI18N
         private static final String SETTER_BADGE_PATH = "org/netbeans/modules/java/editor/resources/setter_badge.png"; //NOI18N
-        private static final String METHOD_COLOR = "<font color=#000000>"; //NOI18N
         private static final String PARAMETER_NAME_COLOR = "<font color=#a06001>"; //NOI18N
         
         private static ImageIcon superIcon;
@@ -1967,7 +1965,7 @@
         protected String getLeftHtmlText() {
             if (leftText == null) {
                 StringBuilder lText = new StringBuilder();
-                lText.append(METHOD_COLOR);
+                lText.append(LFCustoms.getTextFgColorHTML());
                 lText.append(BOLD);
                 lText.append(name);
                 lText.append(BOLD_END);
@@ -2541,7 +2539,6 @@
     static class ParametersItem extends JavaCompletionItem {
         
         private static final String PARAMETERS_COLOR = "<font color=#808080>"; //NOI18N
-        private static final String ACTIVE_PARAMETER_COLOR = "<font color=#000000>"; //NOI18N
 
         protected ElementHandle<ExecutableElement> elementHandle;
         private boolean isDeprecated;
@@ -2612,7 +2609,7 @@
                 for (int i = 0; i < params.size(); i++) {
                     ParamDesc paramDesc = params.get(i);
                     if (i == activeParamsIndex)
-                        lText.append(COLOR_END).append(ACTIVE_PARAMETER_COLOR).append(BOLD);
+                        lText.append(COLOR_END).append(LFCustoms.getTextFgColorHTML()).append(BOLD);
                     lText.append(escape(paramDesc.typeName));
                     lText.append(' ');
                     lText.append(paramDesc.name);
diff --git a/o.n.swing.plaf/apichanges.xml b/o.n.swing.plaf/apichanges.xml
--- a/o.n.swing.plaf/apichanges.xml
+++ b/o.n.swing.plaf/apichanges.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,31 @@
     <apidef name="plaf">Look And Feel Customization</apidef>
 </apidefs>
 <changes>
+    <change id="lfcustoms-color-functions">
+        <api name="plaf"/>
+        <summary>New functions for getting foreground text color and color shifting</summary>
+        <version major="1" minor="26"/>
+        <date day="14" month="6" year="2012"/>
+        <author login="wbrana"/>
+        <compatibility
+            addition="yes"
+            binary="compatible" deletion="no" deprecation="no"
+            modification="no" semantic="compatible" source="compatible"
+        />
+        <description>
+            <p>
+                new functions:<br/>                
+                <code>
+                    static String getHexString(int color)<br/>
+                    static String getTextFgColorHTML()<br/>
+                    static Color getTextFgColor()<br/>
+                    static Color shiftColor(Color color)<br/>
+                    static Color getForeground(AttributeSet a)<br/>
+                </code>    
+            </p>
+        </description>
+        <class package="org.netbeans.swing.plaf" name="LFCustoms"/>
+    </change> 
     <change id="branding.of.lfcustoms">
         <api name="plaf"/>
         <summary>It is now possible to customize application-specific UIManager keys and values.</summary>
diff --git a/o.n.swing.plaf/manifest.mf b/o.n.swing.plaf/manifest.mf
--- a/o.n.swing.plaf/manifest.mf
+++ b/o.n.swing.plaf/manifest.mf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/netbeans/swing/plaf/Bundle.properties
 OpenIDE-Module: org.netbeans.swing.plaf
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 1.26
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 1.27
 AutoUpdate-Show-In-Client: false
 
diff --git a/o.n.swing.plaf/src/org/netbeans/swing/plaf/LFCustoms.java b/o.n.swing.plaf/src/org/netbeans/swing/plaf/LFCustoms.java
--- a/o.n.swing.plaf/src/org/netbeans/swing/plaf/LFCustoms.java
+++ b/o.n.swing.plaf/src/org/netbeans/swing/plaf/LFCustoms.java
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@
 
 package org.netbeans.swing.plaf;
 
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import javax.swing.UIManager;
+import javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource;
+import javax.swing.text.AttributeSet;
+
 /** Look and feel customizations interface.
  * For various look and feels, there is a need to customize colors,
  * borders etc. to provide 'native-like' UI.
@@ -78,6 +84,104 @@
     private Object[] guaranteedKeysAndValues = null;
     protected static final String WORKPLACE_FILL = "nb_workplace_fill"; //NOI18N
 
+    /** convert color 
+     *  @return hexadecimal value */
+    public static String getHexString(int color) {
+            String result = Integer.toHexString(color).toUpperCase();
+            if (result.length() == 1) {
+                    return '0'+result;
+            }
+            return result;
+    }
+    
+    /** cached window text  foreground color as html code */
+    private static String textFgColorHTML = "";
+    
+    /** @return  window text foreground color as html code */
+    public static String getTextFgColorHTML() {
+        synchronized(LFCustoms.class) {
+            if (textFgColorHTML.isEmpty()) {
+                    Object o = UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getDefaults().get("windowText");
+                    if (o instanceof ColorUIResource) {
+                            ColorUIResource resource = (ColorUIResource)o;
+                            textFgColorHTML = "<font color=#" + getHexString(resource.getRed()) + getHexString(resource.getGreen()) + getHexString(resource.getBlue())+">";
+                    } else {
+                            textFgColorHTML = "<font color=#000000>";
+                            Logger.getLogger(LFCustoms.class.getName()).warning("BUG: getTextFgColorHTML: color isn't available");
+                    }
+            }
+            return textFgColorHTML;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /** cached window text foreground color */
+    private static Color textFgColor = null;
+    
+    /** @return window text foreground color */
+    public static Color getTextFgColor() {
+        synchronized(LFCustoms.class) {
+            if (textFgColor == null) {
+                Object o = UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getDefaults().get("windowText");
+                if (o instanceof ColorUIResource) {
+                    textFgColor = (Color) o;
+                } else {
+                    textFgColor = Color.BLACK;
+                    Logger.getLogger(LFCustoms.class.getName()).warning("BUG: getTextFgColor: color isn't available");
+                }
+            }
+            return textFgColor;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /** shift color value */
+    private static final int shiftValue = 64;
+    
+    /** convert color component 
+     * @return brighter  color component */
+    private static int brighter (int color) {
+            int result = color + shiftValue;
+            if (result > 255) {
+                    return 255;
+            } else {
+                    return result;
+            }
+    }
+    
+    /** convert color component 
+     *  @return  darker  color component */
+    private static int darker(int color) {
+            int result = color - shiftValue;
+            if (result < 0) {
+                    return 0;
+            } else {
+                    return result;
+            }
+    }
+    
+    /** convert color to brighter one if window foreground text color is bright color
+     * or convert color to darker one if window foreground text color is dark color 
+     * @return converted color
+     */
+    public static Color shiftColor(Color color) {
+        Color textFgColor = getTextFgColor();
+        if ((textFgColor.getRed() > 127) || (textFgColor.getGreen() > 127) || (textFgColor.getBlue() > 127)) {
+            return new Color(brighter(color.getRed()), brighter(color.getGreen()), brighter(color.getBlue()));
+        }
+        return new Color(darker(color.getRed()), darker(color.getGreen()), darker(color.getBlue()));
+    }
+    
+    /** get foreground text color from AttributeSet
+     *  or get window foreground text color if AttributeSet doesn't define foreground text color 
+     * @return  foreground text color
+     */
+    public static Color getForeground(AttributeSet a) {
+        Color fg = (Color) a.getAttribute(javax.swing.text.StyleConstants.Foreground);
+        if (fg == null) {
+            fg = getTextFgColor();
+        }
+        return fg;
+    }
+
     //TODO: A nice idea would be to replace these classes with XML files - minor rewrite of NbTheme to do it
 
     /** Fetch and cache keys and values */
diff --git a/refactoring.java/nbproject/project.xml b/refactoring.java/nbproject/project.xml
--- a/refactoring.java/nbproject/project.xml
+++ b/refactoring.java/nbproject/project.xml
@@ -214,6 +214,14 @@
                     </run-dependency>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
+                    <code-name-base>org.netbeans.swing.plaf</code-name-base>
+                    <build-prerequisite/>
+                    <compile-dependency/>
+                    <run-dependency>
+                        <specification-version>1.27</specification-version>
+                    </run-dependency>
+                </dependency>
+                <dependency>
                     <code-name-base>org.openide.actions</code-name-base>
                     <build-prerequisite/>
                     <compile-dependency/>
diff --git a/refactoring.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/refactoring/java/ui/UIUtilities.java b/refactoring.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/refactoring/java/ui/UIUtilities.java
--- a/refactoring.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/refactoring/java/ui/UIUtilities.java
+++ b/refactoring.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/refactoring/java/ui/UIUtilities.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 import org.netbeans.api.lexer.TokenHierarchy;
 import org.netbeans.api.lexer.TokenSequence;
 import org.netbeans.modules.refactoring.java.api.MemberInfo;
+import org.netbeans.swing.plaf.LFCustoms;
 import org.openide.util.Lookup;
 import org.openide.xml.XMLUtil;
 
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@
             buf.insert(0, "<s>"); // NOI18N
             buf.append("</s>"); // NOI18N
         }
-        buf.insert(0, "<font color=" + getHTMLColor(StyleConstants.getForeground(set)) + ">"); //NOI18N
+        buf.insert(0, "<font color=" + getHTMLColor(LFCustoms.getForeground(set)) + ">"); //NOI18N
         buf.append("</font>"); //NOI18N
         return buf.toString();
     }