diff -au1r emulationstation-de/es-core/src/Window.cpp emulationstation-de/es-core/src/Window.cpp
--- emulationstation-de/es-core/src/Window.cpp	2023-08-23 13:12:15.625292630 +0200
+++ emulationstation-de/es-core/src/Window.cpp	2023-08-23 14:04:13.393435463 +0200
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
     mSplashTextScanning = std::unique_ptr<TextCache>(
-        mDefaultFonts.at(1)->buildTextCache("Searching for games...", 0.0f, 0.0f, 0x777777FF));
+        mDefaultFonts.at(1)->buildTextCache("Searching for games...", 0.0f, 0.0f, 0xC858E6FF));
     mSplashTextPopulating = std::unique_ptr<TextCache>(
-        mDefaultFonts.at(1)->buildTextCache("Loading systems...", 0.0f, 0.0f, 0x777777FF));
+        mDefaultFonts.at(1)->buildTextCache("Loading systems...", 0.0f, 0.0f, 0xC858E6FF));
     mSplashTextReloading = std::unique_ptr<TextCache>(
-        mDefaultFonts.at(1)->buildTextCache("Reloading...", 0.0f, 0.0f, 0x777777FF));
+        mDefaultFonts.at(1)->buildTextCache("Reloading...", 0.0f, 0.0f, 0xC858E6FF));
 
@@ -165,3 +165,3 @@
     progressBarRect.barPosY = mSplashTextPositions.y + (progressBarRect.barHeight * 2.0f);
-    progressBarRect.color = 0x777777FF;
+    progressBarRect.color = 0xC858E6FF;
     mProgressBarRectangles.emplace_back(progressBarRect);
@@ -978 +978,2 @@
 }
+