diff -p -up nautilus-2.29.92/libnautilus-private/nautilus-icon-canvas-item.c.colour nautilus-2.29.92/libnautilus-private/nautilus-icon-canvas-item.c
--- nautilus-2.29.92/libnautilus-private/nautilus-icon-canvas-item.c.colour	2010-03-08 11:03:57.000000000 +0100
+++ nautilus-2.29.92/libnautilus-private/nautilus-icon-canvas-item.c	2010-03-08 15:41:40.000000000 +0100
@@ -1879,16 +1879,12 @@ real_map_pixbuf (NautilusIconCanvasItem
 
 	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);
 	}