diff --git a/ui/stash.go b/ui/stash.go
index 68a028f..91c028d 100644
--- a/ui/stash.go
+++ b/ui/stash.go
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	stashHelpItemStyle        styleFunc = newFgStyle(common.NewColorPair("#5C5C5C", "#9B9B9B"))
 	stashTextInputPromptStyle styleFunc = newFgStyle(common.YellowGreen)
-	dividerDot                string    = te.String(" • ").Foreground(common.NewColorPair("#3C3C3C", "#DDDADA").Color()).String()
-	offlineHeaderNote         string    = te.String("(Offline)").Foreground(common.NewColorPair("#3C3C3C", "#DDDADA").Color()).String()
+	dividerDot                string    = darkGrayFg(" • ")
+	offlineHeaderNote         string    = darkGrayFg("(Offline)")
 )
 
 // MSG
@@ -403,7 +402,8 @@ func newStashModel(general *general) stashModel {
 
 	p := paginator.NewModel()
 	p.Type = paginator.Dots
-	p.InactiveDot = common.Subtle("•")
+	p.ActiveDot = brightGrayFg("•")
+	p.InactiveDot = darkGrayFg("•")
 
 	ni := textinput.NewModel()
 	ni.Prompt = stashTextInputPromptStyle("Memo: ")
@@ -1181,13 +1181,13 @@ func (m stashModel) helpView() (string, int) {
 	}
 
 	if m.showFullHelp {
-		if m.filterState != filtering {
+		if m.filterState != filtering && m.selectionState == selectionIdle {
 			appHelp = append(appHelp, "?", "close help")
 		}
 		s = m.fullHelpView(navHelp, filterHelp, selectionHelp, sectionHelp, appHelp)
 	} else {
-		if m.filterState != filtering {
-			appHelp = append(appHelp, "?", "help")
+		if m.filterState != filtering && m.selectionState == selectionIdle {
+			appHelp = append(appHelp, "?", "more")
 		}
 		s = m.miniHelpView(concatStringSlices(
 			filterHelp,
@@ -1221,17 +1221,20 @@ func (m stashModel) miniHelpView(entries ...string) string {
 	)
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(entries); i = i + 2 {
-		next = fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", entries[i], entries[i+1])
+		k := entries[i]
+		v := entries[i+1]
 
-		// If we need this more often we'll formalize something rather than
-		// use an if clause/switch here.
-		switch entries[i+1] {
-		case "stash":
-			next = greenFg(next)
+		switch k {
+		case "s":
+			k = greenFg(k)
+			v = dimGreenFg(v)
 		default:
-			next = stashHelpItemStyle(next)
+			k = grayFg(k)
+			v = midGrayFg(v)
 		}
 
+		next = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", k, v)
+
 		if i < len(entries)-2 {
 			next += dividerDot
 		}
@@ -1323,6 +1326,14 @@ func buildHelpTextColumn(keys, vals []string, colHeight int) (rows []string) {
 		if i < len(vals) {
 			v = vals[i]
 		}
+		switch k {
+		case "s":
+			k = greenFg(k)
+			v = dimGreenFg(v)
+		default:
+			k = grayFg(k)
+			v = midGrayFg(v)
+		}
 		b.WriteString(k)
 		b.WriteString(strings.Repeat(" ", keyWidth-ansi.PrintableRuneWidth(k))) // pad keys
 		b.WriteString("  ")                                                     // gap
diff --git a/ui/stashitem.go b/ui/stashitem.go
index 9a9b273..2f9894b 100644
--- a/ui/stashitem.go
+++ b/ui/stashitem.go
@@ -94,24 +94,24 @@ func stashItemView(b *strings.Builder, m stashModel, index int, md *markdown) {
 		} else if isFiltering && m.filterInput.Value() == "" {
 			icon = dimGreenFg(icon)
 			if title == noMemoTitle {
-				title = dimWarmGrayFg(title)
+				title = dimBrightGrayFg(title)
 			} else {
 				title = dimNormalFg(title)
 			}
 			gutter = " "
-			date = dimWarmGrayFg(date)
+			date = dimBrightGrayFg(date)
 
 		} else {
 
 			icon = greenFg(icon)
 			if title == noMemoTitle {
-				title = warmGrayFg(title)
+				title = brightGrayFg(title)
 			} else {
 				s := termenv.Style{}.Foreground(common.NewColorPair("#dddddd", "#1a1a1a").Color())
 				title = styleFilteredText(title, m.filterInput.Value(), s, s.Underline())
 			}
 			gutter = " "
-			date = warmGrayFg(date)
+			date = brightGrayFg(date)
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/ui/styles.go b/ui/styles.go
index d30a24e..eb5cf01 100644
--- a/ui/styles.go
+++ b/ui/styles.go
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@ var (
 	normalFg    = newFgStyle(common.NewColorPair("#dddddd", "#1a1a1a"))
 	dimNormalFg = newFgStyle(common.NewColorPair("#777777", "#A49FA5"))
 
-	warmGrayFg    = newFgStyle(common.NewColorPair("#979797", "#847A85"))
-	dimWarmGrayFg = newFgStyle(common.NewColorPair("#4D4D4D", "#C2B8C2"))
+	brightGrayFg    = newFgStyle(common.NewColorPair("#979797", "#847A85"))
+	dimBrightGrayFg = newFgStyle(common.NewColorPair("#4D4D4D", "#C2B8C2"))
 
-	grayFg    = newFgStyle(common.NewColorPair("#626262", "#000"))
-	dimGrayFg = newFgStyle(common.NewColorPair("#3F3F3F", "#000"))
+	grayFg     = newFgStyle(common.NewColorPair("#626262", "#909090"))
+	midGrayFg  = newFgStyle(common.NewColorPair("#434343", "#BCBCBC"))
+	darkGrayFg = newFgStyle(common.NewColorPair("#3C3C3C", "#DDDADA"))
 
 	greenFg    = newFgStyle(common.NewColorPair("#04B575", "#04B575"))
-	dimGreenFg = newFgStyle(common.NewColorPair("#0B5137", "#82E1BF"))
+	dimGreenFg = newFgStyle(common.NewColorPair("#0B5137", "#72D2B0"))
 
 	fuchsiaFg    = newFgStyle(common.Fuschia)
 	dimFuchsiaFg = newFgStyle(common.NewColorPair("#99519E", "#F1A8FF"))