diff --git a/components/mobileshell/qml/components/StartupFeedbackWindows.qml b/components/mobileshell/qml/components/StartupFeedbackWindows.qml
index 63553da0..02f2b14b 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/qml/components/StartupFeedbackWindows.qml
+++ b/components/mobileshell/qml/components/StartupFeedbackWindows.qml
@@ -167,10 +167,9 @@ Item {
                             id: background
                             anchors.fill: parent
 
-                            // Tint the background color if a dark theme is being used
-                            color: Kirigami.ColorUtils.brightnessForColor(Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor) === Kirigami.ColorUtils.Dark ?
-                                    Kirigami.ColorUtils.tintWithAlpha(colorGenerator.dominant, Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor, 0.7) :
-                                    colorGenerator.dominant
+                            // Tint the background color so that it is less prominent
+                            // This avoids flashing the user all of a sudden with bright colors
+                            color: Kirigami.ColorUtils.tintWithAlpha(colorGenerator.dominant, Kirigami.Theme.backgroundColor, 0.7)
 
                             Kirigami.ImageColors {
                                 id: colorGenerator