diff --git a/SlickEdit/SymbolColoring.xml b/SlickEdit/SymbolColoring.xml
index 5aea566..2c84d89 100644
--- a/SlickEdit/SymbolColoring.xml
+++ b/SlickEdit/SymbolColoring.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,44 @@
 	<Scheme
 		name="Classes and Types - RailsCasts"
 		compatibleWith="RailsCasts">
+		<Rule
+			name="Local variable"
+			regexType=""
+			classRE=""
+			nameRE=""
+			kinds="lvar"
+			attributesOn=""
+			attributesOff="static|inclass"
+			parentColor="*CFG_WINDOW_TEXT*"
+			fg="0xA000"
+			fontFlags="F_INHERIT_STYLE|F_INHERIT_FG_COLOR|F_INHERIT_BG_COLOR">
+		</Rule>
+		<Rule
+			name="Member"
+			regexType=""
+			classRE=""
+			nameRE=""
+			kinds="var"
+			attributesOn=""
+			attributesOff=""
+			parentColor="Local variable"
+			fg="0xFFAB79"
+			bg="0xFFFFFF"
+			fontFlags="F_INHERIT_BG_COLOR">
+		</Rule>
+		<Rule
+			name="Parameter"
+			regexType=""
+			classRE=""
+			nameRE=""
+			kinds="param"
+			attributesOn=""
+			attributesOff=""
+			parentColor="Local variable"
+			fg="0xFFD6BE"
+			bg="0xFFFFFF"
+			fontFlags="F_INHERIT_BG_COLOR">
+		</Rule>
 		<Rule
 			name="Class"
 			regexType=""
diff --git a/SlickEdit/uscheme.ini b/SlickEdit/uscheme.ini
index 61fda50..e63e2fd 100644
--- a/SlickEdit/uscheme.ini
+++ b/SlickEdit/uscheme.ini
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CFG_SELECTIONbg=0x834221
 CFG_SELECTIONff=0x0
 CFG_SELECTIONem=0xCCB0B0
 CFG_WINDOW_TEXTfg=0xD5DBE1
-CFG_WINDOW_TEXTbg=0x1F1F1F
+CFG_WINDOW_TEXTbg=0x2F2F2F
 CFG_WINDOW_TEXTff=0x0
 CFG_WINDOW_TEXTem=0x515151
 CFG_CLINEfg=0xD5DBE1
@@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ CFG_MARKDOWN_LINKbg=0x0
 CFG_MARKDOWN_LINKff=0x0
 CFG_MARKDOWN_LINKem=0x515151
 CFG_DOCUMENT_TAB_ACTIVEfg=0xFFFFFF
-CFG_DOCUMENT_TAB_ACTIVEbg=0x0
+CFG_DOCUMENT_TAB_ACTIVEbg=0x626262
 CFG_DOCUMENT_TAB_ACTIVEff=0x0
 CFG_DOCUMENT_TAB_SELECTEDfg=0xFFFFFF
-CFG_DOCUMENT_TAB_SELECTEDbg=0x0
+CFG_DOCUMENT_TAB_SELECTEDbg=0x626262
 CFG_DOCUMENT_TAB_SELECTEDff=0x0
 CFG_DOCUMENT_TAB_UNSELECTEDfg=0xFFFFFF
 CFG_DOCUMENT_TAB_UNSELECTEDbg=0x0