diff --git a/res/values/colors.xml b/res/values/colors.xml
index aeba877162416e230a0ebc87fdb750b3f7116d33..31b97db79272fb353ff0db0221ef771ef2bdf674 100644
--- a/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -40,12 +40,14 @@
     <!-- Color of the status bar above the contextual selection bar. -->
     <color name="contextual_selection_bar_status_bar_color">#bababa</color>
 
-    <color name="primary_color_dark">#1c3aa9</color>
-    <color name="primary_color">#2a56c6</color>
+ <!--   <color name="primary_color_dark">#1c3aa9</color>
+    <color name="primary_color">#2a56c6</color>-->
+ <color name="primary_color_dark">@*android:color/accent_device_default</color>
+    <color name="primary_color">@*android:color/accent_device_default</color>
 
     <color name="group_primary_color_dark">#546E7A</color>
     <color name="group_primary_color">#607D8B</color>
-
+    <color name="accent">@*android:color/accent_device_default</color>
     <!-- Color of the selected tab underline -->
     <color name="contacts_accent_color">#FFFFFF</color>
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/activities/PeopleActivity.java b/src/com/android/contacts/activities/PeopleActivity.java
index c819553d8b79affbc12f16e63d6e8d25266da4ec..92eb5be0711aad5796873a7c79e8eb60c75297cd 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/activities/PeopleActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/activities/PeopleActivity.java
@@ -1306,13 +1306,16 @@ public class PeopleActivity extends AppCompatContactsActivity implements
      * */
 
     private int fetchAccentColor() {
-        TypedValue typedValue = new TypedValue();
-        TypedArray a = this.obtainStyledAttributes(typedValue.data, new int[] { R.attr.colorAccent });
-        int color = a.getColor(0, 0);
-        a.recycle();
-        Log.e("TAG", "accent Colour  #"+Integer.toHexString(color));
-        getSupportActionBar().setBackgroundDrawable(
-                new ColorDrawable(color));
+        int color=getResources().getColor(R.color.accent);
+//        TypedValue typedValue = new TypedValue();
+//        TypedArray a = this.obtainStyledAttributes(typedValue.data, new int[] { R.attr.colorAccent });
+//        int color = a.getColor(0, 0);
+//        a.recycle();
+//        Log.e("TAG", "accent Colour  #"+Integer.toHexString(color));
+//        getSupportActionBar().setBackgroundDrawable(
+//                new ColorDrawable(color));
+
+
         return color;
     }