--- a/mobile/android/base/resources/values/colors.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/base/resources/values/colors.xml
@@ -88,20 +88,25 @@
   <color name="url_bar_domaintext_private">#FFF</color>
   <color name="url_bar_blockedtext">#b14646</color>
   <color name="url_bar_shadow">#12000000</color>
 
   <color name="home_button_bar_bg">#FFF5F7F9</color>
 
   <color name="panel_image_item_background">#D1D9E1</color>
 
-  <!-- Swipe to refresh colors -->
+  <!-- Swipe to refresh colors for dynamic panel -->
   <color name="swipe_refresh_orange">#FFFFC26C</color>
   <color name="swipe_refresh_white">#FFFFFFFF</color>
-  <color name="swipe_refresh_orange_dark">#FF9500</color>
+
+  <!-- Swipe to refresh colors for remote tabs -->
+  <color name="swipe_refresh_orange1">#EE6700</color>
+  <color name="swipe_refresh_orange2">#FF9400</color>
+  <color name="swipe_refresh_orange3">#F57900</color>
+  <color name="swipe_refresh_orange4">#FFB44C</color>
 
   <!-- Remote tabs setup -->
   <color name="remote_tabs_setup_button_background">#E66000</color>
   <color name="remote_tabs_setup_button_background_hit">#D95300</color>
 
   <!-- Button toast colors. -->
   <color name="toast_button_background">#FF2A2A2A</color>
   <color name="toast_button_pressed">#FF3E6784</color>

--- a/mobile/android/base/tabspanel/RemoteTabsContainerPanel.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tabspanel/RemoteTabsContainerPanel.java
@@ -55,18 +55,18 @@ public class RemoteTabsContainerPanel ex
 
     @Override
     public void addView(View child, int index, ViewGroup.LayoutParams params) {
         super.addView(child, index, params);
 
         list = (RemoteTabsList) child;
 
         // Must be called after the child view has been added.
-        setColorScheme(R.color.swipe_refresh_orange_dark, R.color.background_tabs,
-                       R.color.swipe_refresh_orange_dark, R.color.background_tabs);
+        setColorScheme(R.color.swipe_refresh_orange1, R.color.swipe_refresh_orange2,
+                       R.color.swipe_refresh_orange3, R.color.swipe_refresh_orange4);
     }
 
 
     @Override
     public boolean canChildScrollUp() {
         // We are not supporting swipe-to-refresh for old sync. This disables
         // the swipe gesture if no FxA are detected.
         if (FirefoxAccounts.firefoxAccountsExist(getContext())) {