diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java
index 4ee060630a..2deac33efb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java
@@ -1063,6 +1063,14 @@ public class ApplicationEx extends Application
             }
         }
 
+        if (version < 2243 && "a".equals(BuildConfig.REVISION)) {
+            boolean beige = prefs.getBoolean("beige", true);
+            String theme = prefs.getString("theme", "blue_orange_system");
+            boolean you = theme.startsWith("you_");
+            if (you && beige)
+                editor.putBoolean("beige", false);
+        }
+
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O && !BuildConfig.DEBUG)
             editor.remove("background_service");
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentDialogTheme.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentDialogTheme.java
index 054543fa9d..14fd8b6320 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentDialogTheme.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentDialogTheme.java
@@ -663,11 +663,14 @@ public class FragmentDialogTheme extends FragmentDialogBase {
 
         Integer color = null;
         if (cards) {
-            if (you && (!dark || !black) && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.UPSIDE_DOWN_CAKE)
-                color = ContextCompat.getColor(context, dark
-                        ? android.R.color.system_background_dark
-                        : android.R.color.system_background_light);
-            else {
+            if (you && (!dark || !black) && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.UPSIDE_DOWN_CAKE) {
+                if (beige)
+                    color = ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.lightColorBackground_cards_beige);
+                else
+                    color = ContextCompat.getColor(context, dark
+                            ? android.R.color.system_background_dark
+                            : android.R.color.system_background_light);
+            } else {
                 if (compose) {
                     if (!dark || solarized)
                         color = Helper.resolveColor(context, R.attr.colorCardBackground);