diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/common/SelectionTopBar.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/common/SelectionTopBar.kt
index 77f21f3c..ee142fba 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/common/SelectionTopBar.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/jeanlucmakiola/calendula/ui/common/SelectionTopBar.kt
@@ -55,17 +55,16 @@ fun SelectionTopBar(selection: EventSelection) {
                 Text(
                     text = whenText,
                     style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
-                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onPrimaryContainer,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
                     maxLines = 1,
                     overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
                 )
             }
         },
+        // The header's own surface, as the view's bar has (#186).
         colors = TopAppBarDefaults.topAppBarColors(
-            containerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primaryContainer,
-            scrolledContainerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primaryContainer,
-            navigationIconContentColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onPrimaryContainer,
-            titleContentColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onPrimaryContainer,
+            containerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surface,
+            scrolledContainerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surface,
         ),
     )
 }