diff --git a/res/drawable/selectable_card.xml b/res/drawable/selectable_card.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 554b9f6778c..00000000000
--- a/res/drawable/selectable_card.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-  ~ Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
-  ~
-  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
-  ~
-  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  ~
-  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  ~ limitations under the License
-  -->
-
-<ripple xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:color="?android:attr/colorControlHighlight" >
-    <item android:drawable="@color/card_background"/>
-</ripple>
diff --git a/res/layout/dashboard_tile.xml b/res/layout/dashboard_tile.xml
index 7a0cfbbc9da..1ec17300598 100644
--- a/res/layout/dashboard_tile.xml
+++ b/res/layout/dashboard_tile.xml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
     android:id="@+id/dashboard_tile"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
     android:gravity="center_vertical"
     android:minHeight="@dimen/dashboard_tile_minimum_height"
     android:clickable="true"
-    android:focusable="true"
-    android:background="@drawable/selectable_card">
+    android:focusable="true">
 
     <ImageView
         android:id="@android:id/icon"
diff --git a/res/layout/see_all.xml b/res/layout/see_all.xml
index 56405bb3fd2..44b263ce7c3 100644
--- a/res/layout/see_all.xml
+++ b/res/layout/see_all.xml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
         xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
         android:gravity="center_vertical"
         android:minHeight="@dimen/dashboard_tile_minimum_height"
         android:clickable="true"
-        android:focusable="true"
-        android:background="@drawable/selectable_card">
+        android:focusable="true">
 
     <View
             android:layout_width="@dimen/dashboard_tile_image_size"
diff --git a/res/values/colors.xml b/res/values/colors.xml
index fc9eaea7e77..4a8cf99162b 100644
--- a/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     <color name="running_processes_system_ram">#ff384248</color>
     <color name="running_processes_free_ram">#ffced7db</color>
 
-    <color name="card_background">#ffffffff</color>
+    <color name="card_background">#fffafafa</color>
 
     <color name="wifi_divider">#ffe0e0e0</color>
     <color name="sim_noitification">@*android:color/material_deep_teal_500</color>