diff --git a/src/mame/layout/microvision.lay b/src/mame/layout/microvision.lay
index 4e88c9e4e6f..d7d1124d3d5 100644
--- a/src/mame/layout/microvision.lay
+++ b/src/mame/layout/microvision.lay
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ license:CC0
 
 <!-- define elements -->
 
-	<element name="lcdb"><rect><color red="1" green="1" blue="1" /></rect></element>
-	<element name="lcdm"><rect><color red="0.76" green="0.75" blue="0.71" /></rect></element>
-	<element name="lcda"><rect><color red="0.22" green="0.2" blue="0.38" /></rect></element> <!-- blue tint -->
+	<element name="lcdb"><rect><color red="0.59" green="0.60" blue="0.44" /></rect></element>
+	<element name="lcda"><rect><color red="0.17" green="0.15" blue="0.27" /></rect></element> <!-- blue tint -->
 
 	<element name="nothing" defstate="0"><text string=" "/></element>
 	<element name="text_p1"><text string="PADDLE:" align="2"><color red="0.1" green="0.1" blue="0.1" /></text></element>
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ license:CC0
 		<bounds left="0" right="18" top="0" bottom="18" />
 
 		<element ref="lcdb"><bounds x="0" y="0" width="18" height="18" /></element>
-		<screen index="0"><bounds x="1" y="1" width="16" height="16" /></screen>
+		<screen index="0" blend="multiply"><bounds x="1" y="1" width="16" height="16" /></screen>
 
 		<!-- draw the grid -->
 		<repeat count="17">
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ license:CC0
 		</repeat>
 
 		<element ref="lcda" blend="add"><bounds x="0" y="0" width="18" height="18" /></element>
-		<element ref="lcdm" blend="multiply"><bounds x="0" y="0" width="18" height="18" /></element>
 
 		<!-- show paddle position -->
 		<element ref="text_p1" blend="add"><bounds x="10.75" y="0.1" width="5" height="0.75" /></element>