Active tab's text and close button colours are wrong with Firefox 121+

[Slater91]

Describe the bug

The colours used for the text and close button in active tabs are wrong when using Firefox 121+. Specifically, the colours are much dimmer, to the point they're not legible.

Expected behavior

The active tab has brighter colours for text and close button than tabs in the background to better identify it.

Screenshots

OS

Linux

OS - Others

No response

Firefox Version

121.0

Distribution

• Original Lepton
• Lepton's photon style
• Lepton's proton style

Theme

• Light
• Dark
• Alpenglow (System: Light)
• Alpenglow (System: Dark)
• System Default
• Others: (e.g. Photon Colors, Google Chrome Dark, Fairytale Of Nature)

Theme - More Info

No response

user.js setup

user.js setup

// ** Theme Default Options ****************************************************
// userchrome.css usercontent.css activate
user_pref("toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets", true);

// Proton Enabled #127 || Removed at 97 #328 (Maintained for compatibility with ESR)
user_pref("browser.proton.enabled", true);

// Fill SVG Color
user_pref("svg.context-properties.content.enabled", true);

// CSS Color Mix - 88 Above
user_pref("layout.css.color-mix.enabled", true);

// CSS Blur Filter - 88 Above
user_pref("layout.css.backdrop-filter.enabled", true);

// Restore Compact Mode - 89 Above
user_pref("browser.compactmode.show", true);

// about:home Search Bar - 89 Above
user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.handoffToAwesomebar", false);

// CSS's `:has()` selector #457 - 103 Above
user_pref("layout.css.has-selector.enabled", true);

// Browser Theme Based Scheme - Will be activate 95 Above
// user_pref("layout.css.prefers-color-scheme.content-override", 3);

// ** Theme Related Options ****************************************************
// == Theme Distribution Settings ==============================================
// The rows that are located continuously must be changed `true`/`false` explicitly because there is a collision.
// https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/wiki/Options#important
user_pref("userChrome.tab.connect_to_window",          true); // Original, Photon
user_pref("userChrome.tab.color_like_toolbar",         true); // Original, Photon

user_pref("userChrome.tab.lepton_like_padding",        true); // Original
user_pref("userChrome.tab.photon_like_padding",       false); // Photon

user_pref("userChrome.tab.dynamic_separator",          true); // Original, Proton
user_pref("userChrome.tab.static_separator",          false); // Photon
user_pref("userChrome.tab.static_separator.selected_accent", false); // Just option
user_pref("userChrome.tab.bar_separator",             false); // Just option

user_pref("userChrome.tab.newtab_button_like_tab",     true); // Original
user_pref("userChrome.tab.newtab_button_smaller",     false); // Photon
user_pref("userChrome.tab.newtab_button_proton",      false); // Proton

user_pref("userChrome.icon.panel_full",                true); // Original, Proton
user_pref("userChrome.icon.panel_photon",             false); // Photon

// Original Only
user_pref("userChrome.tab.box_shadow",                 true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.bottom_rounded_corner",      true);

// Photon Only
user_pref("userChrome.tab.photon_like_contextline",   false);
user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_tab",           false);

// == Theme Compatibility Settings =============================================
// user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.accent_color",         true); // Firefox v103 Below
// user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.covered_header_image", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.panel_cutoff",         true);
// user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.navbar_top_border",    true);
// user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.dynamic_separator",    true); // Need dynamic_separator

// user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.os.linux_non_native_titlebar_button", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.os.windows_maximized", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.os.win11",             true);

// == Theme Custom Settings ====================================================
// -- User Chrome --------------------------------------------------------------
// user_pref("userChrome.theme.private",                       true);
// user_pref("userChrome.theme.proton_color.dark_blue_accent", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.theme.monospace",                     true);
// user_pref("userChrome.theme.transparent.frame",             true);
// user_pref("userChrome.theme.transparent.menu",              true);
// user_pref("userChrome.theme.transparent.panel",             true);
// user_pref("userChrome.theme.non_native_menu",               true); // only for linux

// user_pref("userChrome.decoration.disable_panel_animate",    true);
// user_pref("userChrome.decoration.disable_sidebar_animate",  true);
// user_pref("userChrome.decoration.panel_button_separator",   true);
// user_pref("userChrome.decoration.panel_arrow",              true);

// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.tab",                        true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.tab.opacity",                true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.tab.blur",                   true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.tabbar",                     true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.navbar",                     true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.bookmarkbar",                true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.sidebar",                    true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.fill_urlbar",                true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.back_button",                true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.forward_button",             true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.page_action",                true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.toolbar_overlap",            true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.toolbar_overlap.allow_layout_shift", true);

// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.tab_icon",                     true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.tab_icon.always",              true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.tabbar",                       true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.navbar",                       true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.private_indicator",            true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.titlebar_container",           true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.sidebar_header",               true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.sidebar_header.vertical_tab_only", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.urlbar_iconbox",               true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.urlbar_iconbox.label_only",    true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.bookmarkbar_icon",             true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.bookmarkbar_label",            true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.disabled_menu",                true);

// user_pref("userChrome.centered.tab",                        true);
// user_pref("userChrome.centered.tab.label",                  true);
// user_pref("userChrome.centered.urlbar",                     true);
// user_pref("userChrome.centered.bookmarkbar",                true);

// user_pref("userChrome.counter.tab",                         true);
// user_pref("userChrome.counter.bookmark_menu",               true);

// user_pref("userChrome.combined.nav_button",                 true);
// user_pref("userChrome.combined.nav_button.home_button",     true);
// user_pref("userChrome.combined.urlbar.nav_button",          true);
// user_pref("userChrome.combined.urlbar.home_button",         true);
// user_pref("userChrome.combined.urlbar.reload_button",       true);
// user_pref("userChrome.combined.sub_button.none_background", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.combined.sub_button.as_normal",       true);

// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_button",              true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_dialog",              true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_panel",               true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_panelitem",           true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_menupopup",           true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_menuitem",            true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_infobox",             true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_toolbar",             true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_field",               true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_urlView_item",        true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_checklabel",          true);

// user_pref("userChrome.padding.first_tab",                   true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.first_tab.always",            true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.drag_space",                  true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.drag_space.maximized",        true);

// user_pref("userChrome.padding.toolbar_button.compact",      true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.menu_compact",                true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.bookmark_menu.compact",       true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.urlView_expanding",           true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.urlView_result",              true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.panel_header",                true);

// user_pref("userChrome.urlbar.iconbox_with_separator",       true);

// user_pref("userChrome.urlView.as_commandbar",               true);
// user_pref("userChrome.urlView.full_width_padding",          true);
// user_pref("userChrome.urlView.always_show_page_actions",    true);
// user_pref("userChrome.urlView.move_icon_to_left",           true);
// user_pref("userChrome.urlView.go_button_when_typing",       true);
// user_pref("userChrome.urlView.focus_item_border",           true);

// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.as_titlebar",                  true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.fill_width",                   true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.multi_row",                    true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.unscroll",                     true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.on_bottom",                    true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.on_bottom.above_bookmark",     true); // Need on_bottom
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.on_bottom.menubar_on_top",     true); // Need on_bottom
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.on_bottom.hidden_single_tab",  true); // Need on_bottom
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.one_liner",                    true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.one_liner.combine_navbar",     true); // Need one_liner
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.one_liner.tabbar_first",       true); // Need one_liner
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.one_liner.responsive",         true); // Need one_liner

// user_pref("userChrome.tab.bottom_rounded_corner.all",       true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.bottom_rounded_corner.australis", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.bottom_rounded_corner.edge",      true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.bottom_rounded_corner.chrome",    true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.bottom_rounded_corner.chrome_legacy", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.bottom_rounded_corner.wave",      true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.always_show_tab_icon",            true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.close_button_at_pinned",          true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.close_button_at_pinned.always",   true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.close_button_at_pinned.background", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.close_button_at_hover.always",    true); // Need close_button_at_hover
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.close_button_at_hover.with_selected", true);  // Need close_button_at_hover
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.sound_show_label",                true); // Need remove sound_hide_label
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.container.on_top",                true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.sound_with_favicons.on_center",   true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.selected_bold",                   true);

// user_pref("userChrome.navbar.as_sidebar",                   true);

// user_pref("userChrome.bookmarkbar.multi_row",               true);

// user_pref("userChrome.findbar.floating_on_top",             true);

// user_pref("userChrome.panel.remove_strip",                  true);
// user_pref("userChrome.panel.full_width_separator",          true);
// user_pref("userChrome.panel.full_width_padding",            true);

// user_pref("userChrome.sidebar.overlap",                     true);

// user_pref("userChrome.icon.disabled",                       true);
// user_pref("userChrome.icon.account_image_to_right",         true);
// user_pref("userChrome.icon.account_label_to_right",         true);
// user_pref("userChrome.icon.menu.full",                      true);
// user_pref("userChrome.icon.global_menu.mac",                true);

// -- User Content -------------------------------------------------------------
// user_pref("userContent.player.ui.twoline",                  true);

// user_pref("userContent.newTab.hidden_logo",                 true);
// user_pref("userContent.newTab.background_image",            true); // Need wallpaper image --uc-newTab-wallpaper: url("../icons/background_image.png");

// user_pref("userContent.page.proton_color.dark_blue_accent", true);
// user_pref("userContent.page.proton_color.system_accent",    true);
// user_pref("userContent.page.dark_mode.pdf",                 true);
// user_pref("userContent.page.monospace",                     true);

// == Theme Default Settings ===================================================
// -- User Chrome --------------------------------------------------------------
user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.theme",       true);
user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.os",          true);

user_pref("userChrome.theme.built_in_contrast",   true);
user_pref("userChrome.theme.system_default",      true);
user_pref("userChrome.theme.proton_color",        true);
user_pref("userChrome.theme.proton_chrome",       true); // Need proton_color
user_pref("userChrome.theme.fully_color",         true); // Need proton_color
user_pref("userChrome.theme.fully_dark",          true); // Need proton_color

user_pref("userChrome.decoration.cursor",         true);
user_pref("userChrome.decoration.field_border",   true);
user_pref("userChrome.decoration.download_panel", true);
user_pref("userChrome.decoration.animate",        true);

user_pref("userChrome.padding.tabbar_width",      true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.tabbar_height",     true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.toolbar_button",    true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.navbar_width",      true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.urlbar",            true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.bookmarkbar",       true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.infobar",           true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.menu",              true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.bookmark_menu",     true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.global_menubar",    true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.panel",             true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.popup_panel",       true);

user_pref("userChrome.tab.multi_selected",        true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.unloaded",              true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.letters_cleary",        true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.close_button_at_hover", true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.sound_hide_label",      true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.sound_with_favicons",   true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.pip",                   true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.container",             true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.crashed",               true);

user_pref("userChrome.fullscreen.overlap",        true);
user_pref("userChrome.fullscreen.show_bookmarkbar", true);

user_pref("userChrome.icon.library",              true);
user_pref("userChrome.icon.panel",                true);
user_pref("userChrome.icon.menu",                 true);
user_pref("userChrome.icon.context_menu",         true);
user_pref("userChrome.icon.global_menu",          true);
user_pref("userChrome.icon.global_menubar",       true);

// -- User Content -------------------------------------------------------------
user_pref("userContent.player.ui",             true);
user_pref("userContent.player.icon",           true);
user_pref("userContent.player.noaudio",        true);
user_pref("userContent.player.size",           true);
user_pref("userContent.player.click_to_play",  true);
user_pref("userContent.player.animate",        true);

user_pref("userContent.newTab.full_icon",      true);
user_pref("userContent.newTab.animate",        true);
user_pref("userContent.newTab.pocket_to_last", true);
user_pref("userContent.newTab.searchbar",      true);

user_pref("userContent.page.field_border",     true);
user_pref("userContent.page.illustration",     true);
user_pref("userContent.page.proton_color",     true);
user_pref("userContent.page.dark_mode",        true); // Need proton_color
user_pref("userContent.page.proton",           true); // Need proton_color

// ** Useful Options ***********************************************************
// Integrated calculator at urlbar
user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.calculator", true);

// Integrated unit convertor at urlbar
// user_pref("browser.urlbar.unitConversion.enabled", true);

// Draw in Titlebar
// user_pref("browser.tabs.drawInTitlebar", true);
// user_pref("browser.tabs.inTitlebar",        1); // Nightly, 96 Above

// ** Scrolling Settings *******************************************************
// == Only Sharpen Scrolling ===================================================
//         Pref                                             Value      Original
/*
user_pref("mousewheel.min_line_scroll_amount",                 10); //        5
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.mouseWheel.durationMinMS",     80); //       50
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.currentVelocityWeighting", "0.15"); //   "0.25"
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.stopDecelerationWeighting", "0.6"); //    "0.4"
*/

// == Smooth Scrolling ==========================================================
// ** Scrolling Options ********************************************************
// based on natural smooth scrolling v2 by aveyo
// this preset will reset couple extra variables for consistency
//         Pref                                              Value                 Original
/*
user_pref("apz.allow_zooming",                               true);            ///     true
user_pref("apz.force_disable_desktop_zooming_scrollbars",   false);            ///    false
user_pref("apz.paint_skipping.enabled",                      true);            ///     true
user_pref("apz.windows.use_direct_manipulation",             true);            ///     true
user_pref("dom.event.wheel-deltaMode-lines.always-disabled", true);            ///    false
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.currentVelocityWeighting", "0.12");            ///   "0.25" <- 1. If scroll too slow, set to "0.15"
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.durationToIntervalRatio",    1000);            ///      200
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.lines.durationMaxMS",         100);            ///      150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.lines.durationMinMS",           0);            ///      150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.mouseWheel.durationMaxMS",    100);            ///      200
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.mouseWheel.durationMinMS",      0);            ///       50
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.mouseWheel.migrationPercent", 100);            ///      100
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.msdPhysics.continuousMotionMaxDeltaMS", 12);   ///      120
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.msdPhysics.enabled",                  true);   ///    false
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.msdPhysics.motionBeginSpringConstant", 200);   ///     1250
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.msdPhysics.regularSpringConstant",     200);   ///     1000
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.msdPhysics.slowdownMinDeltaMS",         10);   ///       12
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.msdPhysics.slowdownMinDeltaRatio",  "1.20");   ///    "1.3"
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.msdPhysics.slowdownSpringConstant",   1000);   ///     2000
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.other.durationMaxMS",         100);            ///      150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.other.durationMinMS",           0);            ///      150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.pages.durationMaxMS",         100);            ///      150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.pages.durationMinMS",           0);            ///      150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.pixels.durationMaxMS",        100);            ///      150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.pixels.durationMinMS",          0);            ///      150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.scrollbars.durationMaxMS",    100);            ///      150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.scrollbars.durationMinMS",      0);            ///      150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.stopDecelerationWeighting", "0.6");            ///    "0.4"
user_pref("layers.async-pan-zoom.enabled",                   true);            ///     true
user_pref("layout.css.scroll-behavior.spring-constant",   "250.0");            ///   "250.0"
user_pref("mousewheel.acceleration.factor",                     3);            ///       10
user_pref("mousewheel.acceleration.start",                     -1);            ///       -1
user_pref("mousewheel.default.delta_multiplier_x",            100);            ///      100
user_pref("mousewheel.default.delta_multiplier_y",            100);            ///      100
user_pref("mousewheel.default.delta_multiplier_z",            100);            ///      100
user_pref("mousewheel.min_line_scroll_amount",                  0);            ///        5
user_pref("mousewheel.system_scroll_override.enabled",       true);            ///     true <- 2. If scroll too fast, set to false
user_pref("mousewheel.system_scroll_override_on_root_content.enabled", false); ///     true
user_pref("mousewheel.transaction.timeout",                  1500);            ///     1500
user_pref("toolkit.scrollbox.horizontalScrollDistance",         4);            ///        5
user_pref("toolkit.scrollbox.verticalScrollDistance",           3);            ///        3
*/

Additional context

No response

[Slater91]

It actually looks like the background is not changed, either.

[black7375]

Hello, Linux system themes are tricky to reproduce due to the large number of cases.
Can you tell me the execution results for the following commands?

gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.interface gtk-theme

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This issue can be related #827 #828

[Slater91]

Ah, although I searched through bug reports I didn't see #827 and #828. It looks like the proposed fix for #827 does indeed fix my case as well. Thanks for pointing those out.
I am using the Qogir theme, though the problem is there on other machines where I use other themes as well.

I am closing this. Thank you for your help!