diff --git a/app/src/main/java/apps/amine/bou/readerforselfoss/adapters/ItemCardAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/apps/amine/bou/readerforselfoss/adapters/ItemCardAdapter.kt
index 2397d57..a3abce0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/apps/amine/bou/readerforselfoss/adapters/ItemCardAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/apps/amine/bou/readerforselfoss/adapters/ItemCardAdapter.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.widget.ImageView.ScaleType
-import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import apps.amine.bou.readerforselfoss.R
 import apps.amine.bou.readerforselfoss.api.selfoss.Item
 import apps.amine.bou.readerforselfoss.api.selfoss.SelfossApi
@@ -61,10 +60,6 @@ class ItemCardAdapter(
 
             binding.favButton.isSelected = itm.starred
             binding.title.text = itm.getTitleDecoded()
-            binding.title.setTextColor(ContextCompat.getColor(
-                    c,
-                    appColors.textColor
-            ))
 
             binding.title.setOnTouchListener(LinkOnTouchListener())
 
@@ -72,11 +67,6 @@ class ItemCardAdapter(
 
             binding.sourceTitleAndDate.text = itm.sourceAndDateText()
 
-            binding.sourceTitleAndDate.setTextColor(ContextCompat.getColor(
-                    c,
-                    appColors.textColor
-            ))
-
             if (!fullHeightCards) {
                 binding.itemImage.maxHeight = imageMaxHeight
                 binding.itemImage.scaleType = ScaleType.CENTER_CROP
@@ -112,7 +102,6 @@ class ItemCardAdapter(
 
     inner class ViewHolder(val binding: CardItemBinding) : RecyclerView.ViewHolder(binding.root) {
         init {
-            binding.root.setCardBackgroundColor(appColors.cardBackgroundColor)
             handleClickListeners()
             handleCustomTabActions()
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/apps/amine/bou/readerforselfoss/themes/AppColors.kt b/app/src/main/java/apps/amine/bou/readerforselfoss/themes/AppColors.kt
index 7eaf998..95d0c13 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/apps/amine/bou/readerforselfoss/themes/AppColors.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/apps/amine/bou/readerforselfoss/themes/AppColors.kt
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 package apps.amine.bou.readerforselfoss.themes
 
 import android.app.Activity
-import android.content.Context
-import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
 import androidx.annotation.ColorInt
-import androidx.appcompat.view.ContextThemeWrapper
-import android.util.TypedValue
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
 import apps.amine.bou.readerforselfoss.R
-import android.view.LayoutInflater
-import android.view.ViewGroup
 
 class AppColors(a: Activity) {
 
@@ -16,7 +11,6 @@ class AppColors(a: Activity) {
     @ColorInt val colorPrimaryDark: Int
     @ColorInt val colorAccent: Int
     @ColorInt val colorAccentDark: Int
-    @ColorInt val cardBackgroundColor: Int
     @ColorInt val colorBackground: Int
     @ColorInt val textColor: Int
     val isDarkTheme: Boolean
@@ -63,14 +57,5 @@ class AppColors(a: Activity) {
         } else {
             R.color.grey_900
         }
-
-        val wrapper = Context::class.java
-        val method = wrapper!!.getMethod("getThemeResId")
-        method.isAccessible = true
-
-        val typedCardBackground = TypedValue()
-        a.theme.resolveAttribute(R.attr.cardBackgroundColor, typedCardBackground, true)
-
-        cardBackgroundColor = typedCardBackground.data
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/card_item.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/card_item.xml
index aff415b..7b6863d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/card_item.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/card_item.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
     app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
     card_view:cardElevation="2dp"
     card_view:cardUseCompatPadding="true"
-    card_view:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent">
+    card_view:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
+    app:cardBackgroundColor="?cardBackgroundColor">
 
     <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
                 android:gravity="start"
                 android:textAlignment="viewStart"
                 android:textStyle="bold"
+                android:textColor="?android:textColorPrimary"
                 app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
                 app:layout_constraintLeft_toRightOf="@+id/sourceImage"
                 app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@
                 android:gravity="start"
                 android:textAlignment="viewStart"
                 android:textSize="14sp"
+                android:textColor="?android:textColorPrimary"
                 app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="@+id/title"
                 app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/title"
                 tools:text="Google Actualité Il y a 5h" />