Index: wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css
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--- wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css	(revision 14802)
+++ wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css	(working copy)
@@ -521,13 +521,13 @@
 #adminmenu li.current a .update-plugins,
 #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu a .update-plugins,
 #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu a .update-plugins {
-	background-color: #ddd;
+	background-color: #fff;
 	color: #000;
 	text-shadow: none;
-	-moz-box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,0.2) 0 -1px 0;
-	-khtml-box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,0.2) 0 -1px 0;
-	-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,0.2) 0 -1px 0;
-	box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,0.2) 0 -1px 0;
+	-moz-box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0 -1px 0;
+	-khtml-box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0 -1px 0;
+	-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0 -1px 0;
+	box-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0 -1px 0;
 }
 
 #adminmenu li.current a:hover #awaiting-mod,
@@ -536,6 +536,10 @@
 #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu a:hover .update-plugins {
 	background-color: #264761;
 	color: #fff;
+	-moz-box-shadow: none; 
+	-khtml-box-shadow: none; 
+	-webkit-box-shadow: none; 
+	box-shadow: none; 
 }
 
 div#media-upload-header,
@@ -1077,15 +1081,15 @@
 
 #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu a.wp-has-current-submenu,
 #adminmenu .menu-top .current {
-	background: #6d6d6d url(../images/menu-bits.gif) top left repeat-x;
-	border-color: #6d6d6d;
+	background: #1c8ab7 url(../images/menu-bits.gif) top left repeat-x;
+	border-color: #1c8ab7;
 	color: #fff;
-	text-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0 -1px 0;
+	text-shadow: rgba(0,0,0,0.6) 0 -1px 0;
 }
 
 #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu .wp-submenu,
 #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu ul li a {
-	border-color: #aaa !important;
+	border-color: #1c8ab7 !important;
 }
 
 #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu ul li a {
@@ -1093,13 +1097,9 @@
 }
 
 #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu ul {
-	border-bottom-color: #aaa;
+	border-bottom-color: #1c8ab7;
 }
 
-#adminmenu li.menu-top .current:hover {
-	border-color: #B5B5B5;
-}
-
 #adminmenu .wp-submenu .current a.current {
 	background: transparent url(../images/menu-bits.gif) no-repeat scroll  0 -289px;
 }
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@
 
 #adminmenu .wp-has-current-submenu .wp-submenu .wp-submenu-head {
 	background-color: #EAEAEA;
-	border-color: #aaa;
+	border-color: #1C8AB7;
 }
 
 #adminmenu div.wp-submenu {
Index: wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css
===================================================================
--- wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css	(revision 14802)
+++ wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css	(working copy)
@@ -1175,14 +1175,15 @@
 #sidemenu li a span.update-plugins {
 	position: absolute;
 	font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
-	font-size: 7pt;
+	font-size: 9px;
+	line-height: 17px;
 	font-weight: bold;
-	margin-top: 2px;
-	margin-left: 2px;
-	-moz-border-radius: 7px;
-	-khtml-border-radius: 7px;
-	-webkit-border-radius: 7px;
-	border-radius: 7px;
+	margin-top: 1px;
+	margin-left: 7px;
+	-moz-border-radius: 10px;
+	-khtml-border-radius: 10px;
+	-webkit-border-radius: 10px;
+	border-radius: 10px;
 }
 
 #adminmenu li #awaiting-mod span,
@@ -1190,8 +1191,6 @@
 #sidemenu li a span.update-plugins span {
 	float: left;
 	display: block;
-	height: 1.6em;
-	line-height: 1.6em;
 	padding: 0 6px;
 }