diff --git a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/color/item_root_icon.xml b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/color/item_root_icon.xml
index 1374e6195f83d..0aa2c1341db48 100644
--- a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/color/item_root_icon.xml
+++ b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/color/item_root_icon.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,5 @@
 -->
 
 <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-    <item android:state_focused="true" android:state_activated="true" android:color="@*android:color/primary_text_default_material_dark" />
-    <item android:state_focused="false" android:state_activated="true" android:color="@*android:color/primary_text_default_material_dark" />
     <item android:color="@*android:color/secondary_text_material_light" />
 </selector>
diff --git a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/color/item_root_primary_text.xml b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/color/item_root_primary_text.xml
index 7e703fac992c5..551245fcbc64a 100644
--- a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/color/item_root_primary_text.xml
+++ b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/color/item_root_primary_text.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 -->
 
 <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-    <item android:state_focused="true" android:state_activated="true" android:color="@*android:color/primary_text_default_material_dark" />
-    <item android:state_focused="false" android:state_activated="true" android:color="@*android:color/primary_text_default_material_dark" />
+    <item android:state_focused="true" android:state_activated="true" android:color="?android:colorAccent" />
+    <item android:state_focused="false" android:state_activated="true" android:color="?android:colorAccent" />
     <item android:state_enabled="false" android:alpha="@*android:dimen/disabled_alpha_material_light" android:color="@*android:color/primary_text_default_material_light" />
     <item android:color="@*android:color/primary_text_default_material_light" />
 </selector>
diff --git a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/drawable/item_root_background.xml b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/drawable/item_root_background.xml
index 1b3f44aca1591..93c965f7b906f 100644
--- a/packages/DocumentsUI/res/drawable/item_root_background.xml
+++ b/packages/DocumentsUI/res/drawable/item_root_background.xml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
     <item android:state_focused="true" android:state_activated="true">
-        <color android:color="?android:attr/colorAccent" />
+        <color android:color="@color/material_grey_300" />
     </item>
     <item android:state_focused="false" android:state_activated="true">
-        <color android:color="?android:attr/colorAccent" />
+        <color android:color="@color/material_grey_300" />
     </item>
     <item android:drawable="@android:color/transparent" />
 </selector>