diff --git a/resources/css/common.css b/resources/css/common.css
index 7ab63e367..f506bad10 100644
--- a/resources/css/common.css
+++ b/resources/css/common.css
@@ -81,45 +81,45 @@ html[data-theme=dark] {
 .white-theme,
 html[data-theme=light] {
   --ls-primary-background-color: white;
-  --ls-secondary-background-color: #dee9f2;
-  --ls-tertiary-background-color: #f0f8ff;
-  --ls-quaternary-background-color: #e1f0fe;
+  --ls-secondary-background-color: #f7f6f4;
+  --ls-tertiary-background-color: #f1eee8;
+  --ls-quaternary-background-color: #e8e5de;
   --ls-table-tr-even-background-color: #f4f5f7;
   --ls-active-primary-color: rgb(4, 85, 145);
   --ls-active-secondary-color: #003761;
-  --ls-block-properties-background-color: var(--ls-tertiary-background-color);
+  --ls-block-properties-background-color: #f7f6f4;
   --ls-block-ref-link-text-color: #D8E1E8;
   --ls-search-background-color: var(--ls-primary-background-color);
   --ls-border-color: #ccc;
   --ls-secondary-border-color: #e2e2e2;
-  --ls-guideline-color: var(--ls-border-color);
+  --ls-guideline-color: rgba(46, 27, 5, 0.08);
   --ls-menu-hover-color: var(--ls-a-chosen-bg);
-  --ls-primary-text-color: #24292e;
+  --ls-primary-text-color: #433F38;
   --ls-secondary-text-color: #161e2e;
-  --ls-title-text-color: #222;
-  --ls-link-text-color: var(--ls-active-primary-color);
-  --ls-link-text-hover-color: var(--ls-active-secondary-color);
-  --ls-link-ref-text-color: var(--ls-link-text-color);
-  --ls-link-ref-text-hover-color: var(--ls-link-text-hover-color);
-  --ls-tag-text-color: var(--ls-link-text-color);
-  --ls-tag-text-hover-color: var(--ls-link-text-hover-color);
+  --ls-title-text-color: var(--ls-primary-text-color);
+  --ls-link-text-color: #106BA3;
+  --ls-link-text-hover-color: #5d9cd6;
+  --ls-link-ref-text-color: #106BA3;
+  --ls-link-ref-text-hover-color: #5d9cd6;
+  --ls-tag-text-color: var(--ls-link-ref-text-color);
+  --ls-tag-text-hover-color: var(--ls-link-ref-text-hover-color);
   --ls-slide-background-color: #fff;
-  --ls-block-bullet-border-color: var(--ls-border-color);
-  --ls-block-bullet-color: #394b59;
+  --ls-block-bullet-border-color: #dedede;
+  --ls-block-bullet-color: rgba(67, 63, 56, 0.25);
   --ls-block-highlight-color: #c0e6fd;
   --ls-selection-background-color: #e4f2ff;
-  --ls-page-checkbox-color: var(--ls-active-primary-color);
-  --ls-page-checkbox-border-color: #8c8c8c;
+  --ls-page-checkbox-color: #9dbbd8;
+  --ls-page-checkbox-border-color: var(--ls-page-checkbox-color);
   --ls-page-blockquote-color: var(--ls-primary-text-color);
-  --ls-page-blockquote-bg-color: var(--ls-secondary-background-color);
-  --ls-page-blockquote-border-color: var(--ls-active-primary-color);
-  --ls-page-inline-code-bg-color: var(--ls-secondary-background-color);
+  --ls-page-blockquote-bg-color: #fbfaf8;
+  --ls-page-blockquote-border-color: #799bbc;
+  --ls-page-inline-code-bg-color: #f7f6f4;
   --ls-page-inline-code-color: var(--ls-primary-text-color);
   --ls-scrollbar-foreground-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
   --ls-scrollbar-background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
   --ls-scrollbar-thumb-hover-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
   --ls-head-text-color: var(--ls-link-text-color);
-  --ls-icon-color: #6b7280;
+  --ls-icon-color: #c1bdb7;
   --ls-search-icon-color: var(--ls-icon-color);
   --ls-a-chosen-bg: #f4f5f7;
   --ls-right-sidebar-code-bg-color: var(--ls-secondary-background-color);
@@ -445,6 +445,10 @@ li p:last-child,
   opacity: 0.6;
 }
 
+.opacity-30 {
+    opacity: 0.3;
+}
+
 .opacity-70 {
   opacity: 0.7;
 }
@@ -542,22 +546,6 @@ li p:last-child,
   overflow-y: auto;
 }
 
-.marker-switch {
-  font-size: 85%;
-  margin-right: 6px;
-  margin-left: 2px;
-  border-radius: 3px;
-  font-weight: 500;
-  display: inline-block;
-  text-align: center;
-  width: 16px;
-  height: 18px;
-  opacity: 0.5;
-  padding: 0 2px 0 2px;
-  border: 1px solid;
-  line-height: 1.3;
-}
-
 .heading-bg {
   border-radius: 50%;
   width: 12px;
@@ -637,10 +625,6 @@ a.login:hover {
   color: var(--ls-link-text-hover-color, #000);
 }
 
-a.marker-switch:hover {
-  opacity: 1;
-}
-
 a.tooltip-priority {
   display: contents;
   position: absolute;
@@ -673,13 +657,17 @@ img.small {
 }
 
 a.tag {
-  opacity: var(--ls-tag-text-opacity, 0.6);
-  color: var(--ls-tag-text-color, #045591);
+    font-size: 13px;
+    padding: 0px 3px;
+    text-align: center;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    display: inline-block;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    opacity: 0.8;
 }
 
 a.tag:hover {
-  opacity: var(--ls-tag-text-hover-opacity, 0.8);
-  color: var(--ls-tag-text-hover-color, #045591);
+    opacity: 1;
 }
 
 svg.note {
@@ -714,3 +702,127 @@ hr {
     resize: both;
     overflow: hidden;
 }
+
+/* ideas from https://github.com/PiotrSss/logseq-bujo-theme/blob/main/main.css */
+
+/***************************************************************
+***************************** TOP ******************************
+***************************************************************/
+
+.cp__header-logo, .fade-link {
+    opacity: .3;
+    transition: .3s;
+}
+
+a.fade-link:hover {
+    opacity: 1;
+}
+
+/* import (arrows) icon */
+
+#head .refresh svg {
+    height: 20px;
+}
+
+#head {
+    background: none;
+}
+
+/* < > buttons */
+
+a[title="Go Back"],
+a[title="Go Forward"] {
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    opacity: 1;
+    transition: .3s;
+}
+
+/* search-field */
+
+#search-wrapper {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transition: .3s;
+    padding-right: 12px;
+}
+
+#search-wrapper:hover,
+#search-wrapper:focus-within {
+    opacity: 1;
+}
+
+#search>.inner {
+    max-width: 100%;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+#search_field:focus {
+    background: var(--ls-search-background-color);
+}
+
+/* text mark/highlight */
+
+mark {
+    padding: 2px 4px;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+}
+
+/* page reference */
+
+.page-reference {
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    padding: 2px 0px;
+    transition: .3s;
+}
+
+.page-reference .bracket {
+    opacity: .3;
+}
+
+/* block references */
+
+.block-ref {
+    padding: 2px 5px;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    font-style: italic;
+}
+
+.block-ref .block-ref {
+    padding: 6px 5px;
+    border: none;
+}
+
+/* inline code */
+:not(pre)>code {
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    font-size: .9em;
+    font-family: MonoLisa, "Fira Code", Monaco, Menlo, Consolas, "COURIER NEW", monospace;
+    padding: 3px 5px !important;
+}
+
+a {
+    transition: .3s;
+}
+
+/* search-field */
+
+.dark-theme #search_field {
+    background: linear-gradient(to right, #021c23 0%, #021b21 200px, #002b36 100%);
+    transition: background .3s;
+}
+
+.dark-theme #search_field:focus {
+    box-shadow: 0px 0px 20px 0px rgba(18, 18, 18, .8);
+}
+
+.page-reference:hover {
+    background: var(--ls-secondary-background-color);
+}
+
+.references-blocks .page-reference:hover {
+    background: var(--ls-tertiary-background-color);
+}
+
+#head .fade-link {
+    font-weight: 600;
+    font-size: 13px;
+}
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/components/block.cljs b/src/main/frontend/components/block.cljs
index 09a523db0..e2b8a191c 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/components/block.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/components/block.cljs
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
      (when (and (or show-brackets? nested-link?)
                 (not html-export?)
                 (not contents-page?))
-       [:span.text-gray-500 "[["])
+       [:span.text-gray-500.bracket "[["])
      (if (string/ends-with? s ".excalidraw")
        [:a.page-ref
         {:on-click (fn [e]
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
      (when (and (or show-brackets? nested-link?)
                 (not html-export?)
                 (not contents-page?))
-       [:span.text-gray-500 "]]"])]))
+       [:span.text-gray-500.bracket "]]"])]))
 
 (defn- latex-environment-content
   [name option content]
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/components/block.css b/src/main/frontend/components/block.css
index 0e857ae82..3e5925d15 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/components/block.css
+++ b/src/main/frontend/components/block.css
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 }
 
 .block-children {
-  border-left: 2px solid;
+  border-left: 1px solid;
   border-left-color: var(--ls-guideline-color, #ddd);
 
   padding-top: 2px;
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@
 }
 
 .block-ref {
-  color: var(--ls-link-text-color);
   padding-bottom: 2px;
   border-bottom: 0.5px solid;
   border-bottom-color: var(--ls-block-ref-link-text-color);
@@ -176,6 +175,7 @@
 
   &:hover {
     color: var(--ls-link-text-hover-color);
+    opacity: 1;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/components/header.cljs b/src/main/frontend/components/header.cljs
index 2f8913b77..15b1c82aa 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/components/header.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/components/header.cljs
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 
       (ui/dropdown-with-links
        (fn [{:keys [toggle-fn]}]
-         [:a {:on-click toggle-fn}
-          [:span.ml-1.text-sm (t :login)]])
+         [:a.fade-link {:on-click toggle-fn}
+          [:span.ml-1 (t :login)]])
        (let [list [{:title (t :login-google)
                     :url (str config/website "/login/google")}
                    {:title (t :login-github)
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/components/header.css b/src/main/frontend/components/header.css
index f1daa33be..74a830bd7 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/components/header.css
+++ b/src/main/frontend/components/header.css
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 .cp__header-logo,
 .cp__right-menu-button {
-  opacity: 0.7;
+  opacity: 0.3;
 }
 
 .cp__header-logo {
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/components/repo.cljs b/src/main/frontend/components/repo.cljs
index 434f3d254..bdbb833d9 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/components/repo.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/components/repo.cljs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
       (when-not (= repo config/local-repo)
         (if (and nfs-repo? (nfs-handler/supported?))
           (let [syncing? (state/sub :graph/syncing?)]
-            [:div.ml-2.mr-1.opacity-70.hover:opacity-100.refresh {:class (if syncing? "loader" "initial")}
+            [:div.ml-2.mr-2.opacity-30.refresh.hover:opacity-100 {:class (if syncing? "loader" "initial")}
              [:a
               {:on-click #(nfs-handler/refresh! repo
                                                 repo-handler/create-today-journal!)
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
           (> (count repos) 1)
           (ui/dropdown-with-links
            (fn [{:keys [toggle-fn]}]
-             [:a#repo-switch {:on-click toggle-fn}
+             [:a#repo-switch.fade-link {:on-click toggle-fn}
               (let [repo-name (get-repo-name current-repo)
                     repo-name (if (util/electron?)
                                 (last (string/split repo-name #"/"))
@@ -221,8 +221,9 @@
             (if (config/local-db? current-repo)
               (if (util/electron?)
                 (last (string/split repo-name #"/"))
-                repo-name)
-              [:a
+                [:span.fade-link
+                 repo-name])
+              [:a.fade-link
                {:href current-repo
                 :target "_blank"}
                repo-name]))
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/components/search.cljs b/src/main/frontend/components/search.cljs
index 5d8bd5b37..5705bb343 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/components/search.cljs
+++ b/src/main/frontend/components/search.cljs
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
        [:div.inner
         [:label.sr-only {:for "search_field"} (t :search)]
         [:div#search-wrapper.relative.w-full.text-gray-400.focus-within:text-gray-600
-         [:div.absolute.inset-y-0.flex.items-center.pointer-events-none.left-0
+         [:div.absolute.inset-y-0.flex.items-center.pointer-events-none {:style {:left 6}}
           [:svg.h-5.w-5
            {:view-box "0 0 20 20", :fill "currentColor"}
            [:path
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/components/search.css b/src/main/frontend/components/search.css
index 07789dc46..0013b76a3 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/components/search.css
+++ b/src/main/frontend/components/search.css
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #search {
   > .inner {
     width: 100%;
-    max-width: 280px;
   }
 }
 
@@ -16,4 +15,4 @@
 #search_field {
   background-color: var(--ls-search-background-color, #fff);
   color: var(--ls-secondary-text-color, #161e2e);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/components/theme.css b/src/main/frontend/components/theme.css
index 1864ccdf6..387add2c8 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/components/theme.css
+++ b/src/main/frontend/components/theme.css
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ html {
   }
 }
 
+.form-checkbox {
+    color: var(--ls-page-checkbox-color, #6093a0);
+    background-color: var(--ls-page-checkbox-color, #6093a0);
+    border-color: var(--ls-page-checkbox-border-color, #6093a0);
+    border: none;
+}
+
+.form-checkbox:hover {
+    transform: scale(1.1);
+}
+
 html[data-theme=dark] {
   background-color: var(--ls-primary-background-color);
 
@@ -51,13 +62,6 @@ html[data-theme=dark] {
   input.form-input {
     background: none;
   }
-
-  .form-checkbox {
-    color: var(--ls-page-checkbox-color, #6093a0);
-    background-color: var(--ls-page-checkbox-color, #6093a0);
-    border-color: var(--ls-page-checkbox-border-color, #6093a0);
-    border: none;
-  }
 }
 
 html[data-theme=light] {
@@ -203,5 +207,3 @@ html.is-electron {
     }
   }
 }
-
-
diff --git a/src/main/frontend/ui.css b/src/main/frontend/ui.css
index 5aa9adab9..095b2aa45 100644
--- a/src/main/frontend/ui.css
+++ b/src/main/frontend/ui.css
@@ -82,29 +82,6 @@
   border-left: 4px solid transparent;
 }
 
-.form-checkbox {
-  color: var(--ls-page-checkbox-color, #137cbd);
-  background-color: transparent;
-  border-radius: 0;
-  border: 2px solid;
-  border-color: var(--ls-page-checkbox-border-color);
-  appearance: none
-}
-
-.form-checkbox {
-  &:checked {
-    border: none;
-
-    &:focus {
-      box-shadow: none;
-    }
-  }
-
-  &:not(:checked):focus {
-    box-shadow: none;
-  }
-}
-
 .form-select {
   background-color: var(--ls-primary-background-color, transparent);
   background-repeat: no-repeat;