diff --git a/data/styles/default/dark/colors.mapcss b/data/styles/default/dark/colors.mapcss
index 5fbab8a43..a130b8792 100644
--- a/data/styles/default/dark/colors.mapcss
+++ b/data/styles/default/dark/colors.mapcss
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 /* 4.LANDUSE */
 /*4.1 Main landuse*/
 
+@general_area: #000000;
 @pedestrian_area: #262222;
 @pedestrian_area_light: #262222;
 @railway_platform: #262222;
diff --git a/data/styles/default/include/Basemap.mapcss b/data/styles/default/include/Basemap.mapcss
index d5b141270..a5ad0d764 100644
--- a/data/styles/default/include/Basemap.mapcss
+++ b/data/styles/default/include/Basemap.mapcss
@@ -430,14 +430,14 @@ area|z14-[area:highway=pedestrian],
 area|z14-[highway=footway][area?],
 area|z14-[area:highway=footway],
 area|z14-[area:highway=living_street],
-{fill-color: @pedestrian_area;}
+{fill-color: @pedestrian_area_light;}
 
 area|z16-[highway=pedestrian][area?],
 area|z16-[area:highway=pedestrian],
 area|z16-[highway=footway][area?],
 area|z16-[area:highway=footway],
 area|z16-[area:highway=living_street],
-{fill-color: @pedestrian_area_light;}
+{fill-color: @pedestrian_area;}
 
 area|z16-[public_transport=platform],
 area|z16-[railway=platform],
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ area|z14-[amenity=place_of_worship],
 area|z15-[tourism=camp_site],
 area|z15-[leisure=resort],
 area|z16-[amenity=police],
-{fill-opacity: 1; fill-color: @pedestrian_area_light;}
+{fill-opacity: 1; fill-color: @general_area;}
 
 /* 7.6 Airports */
 
diff --git a/data/styles/default/light/colors.mapcss b/data/styles/default/light/colors.mapcss
index 753ace2de..304d2313e 100644
--- a/data/styles/default/light/colors.mapcss
+++ b/data/styles/default/light/colors.mapcss
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@
 /* 4.LANDUSE */
 /*4.1 Main landuse*/
 
-@pedestrian_area: #FAF0E2;
-@pedestrian_area_light: #FCF2E4;
+@general_area: #FAEFE1;
+@pedestrian_area: #FCF2E4;
+@pedestrian_area_light: #FCF3E6;
 @railway_platform: #ECE3D6;
 @university: #F5DFBC;
 @hospital: #FFDAD6;
@@ -117,8 +118,8 @@
 @secondary1: #FFD573;
 @tertiary: #FFFFFF;
 @residential: #FFFEFE;
-@pedestrian: #FFFAF5;
-@footway: #FFFAF5;
+@pedestrian: #FFFCFA;
+@footway: #FFFCFA;
 @cycleway: #8B8AFF;
 @construction: #B2B8C8;
 @track: #635730;