--- nautilus-2.17.1/libnautilus-private/nautilus-icon-canvas-item.c.color	2006-12-08 10:17:39.000000000 +0100
+++ nautilus-2.17.1/libnautilus-private/nautilus-icon-canvas-item.c	2006-12-18 12:05:34.000000000 +0100
@@ -1613,16 +1613,12 @@
 
 	if (icon_item->details->is_highlighted_for_selection
 	    || icon_item->details->is_highlighted_for_drop) {
-		guint color;
 
 		old_pixbuf = temp_pixbuf;
 
-		color =  GTK_WIDGET_HAS_FOCUS (GTK_WIDGET (canvas)) ? NAUTILUS_ICON_CONTAINER (canvas)->details->highlight_color_rgba : NAUTILUS_ICON_CONTAINER (canvas)->details->active_color_rgba;
-
-		temp_pixbuf = eel_create_colorized_pixbuf (temp_pixbuf,
-							   EEL_RGBA_COLOR_GET_R (color),
-							   EEL_RGBA_COLOR_GET_G (color),
-							   EEL_RGBA_COLOR_GET_B (color));
+		temp_pixbuf = eel_create_darkened_pixbuf (temp_pixbuf,
+							  0.8*255,
+							  0.8*255);
 							   
 		g_object_unref (old_pixbuf);
 	}