diff --git a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_light.json b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_light.json
index 813fb0f861e..3f45e700440 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_light.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_light.json
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@
 		"editorLineNumber.activeForeground": "#0F4A85",
 		"editorCursor.background": "#0F4A85",
 		"editorCursor.foreground": "#0F4A85",
-		"editor.selectionBackground": "#0F4A85",
-		"editor.selectionForeground": "#ffffff",
+		"editor.selectionBackground": "#f2f2f2",
+		"editor.selectionForeground": "#0F4A85",
 		"editor.selectionHighlightBackground": "#0F4A8580",
 		"editor.selectionHighlightBorder": "#0F4A85",
 		"editor.wordHighlightBackground": "#0000",
@@ -171,31 +171,31 @@
 		"editor.wordHighlightStrongBackground": "#0000",
 		"editor.wordHighlightStrongBorder": "#0F4A85",
 		"editor.findMatchBackground": "#0000",
-		"editor.findMatchHighlightBackground": "#0000",
-		"editor.findRangeHighlightBackground": "#0000",
-		"editor.findMatchBorder": "#0F4A85",
-		"editor.findMatchHighlightBorder": "#0F4A85",
-		"editor.findRangeHighlightBorder": "#0F4A85",
+		"editor.findMatchHighlightBackground": "#f2f2f2",
+		"editor.findRangeHighlightBackground": "#f2f2f2",
+		"editor.findMatchBorder": "#292929",
+		"editor.findMatchHighlightBorder": "#292929",
+		"editor.findRangeHighlightBorder": "#292929",
 		"searchEditor.findMatchBackground": "#0000",
-		"searchEditor.findMatchBorder": "#0F4A85",
+		"searchEditor.findMatchBorder": "#292929",
 		"searchEditor.textInputBorder": "#0F4A85",
 		"editor.hoverHighlightBackground": "#0000",
 		"editor.lineHighlightBackground": "#0000",
 		"editor.lineHighlightBorder": "#0F4A85",
 		"editorUnicodeHighlight.border": "#0F4A85",
-		"editorLink.activeForeground": "#ffffff",
+		"editorLink.activeForeground": "#292929",
 		"editor.rangeHighlightBackground": "#0000",
 		"editor.rangeHighlightBorder": "#0F4A85",
 		"editor.symbolHighlightBackground": "#0000",
 		"editor.symbolHighlightBorder": "#0F4A85",
 		"editorIndentGuide.background": "#292929",
 		"editorIndentGuide.activeBackground": "#007ACC",
-		"editorInlayHint.background": "#0F4A8580",
+		"editorInlayHint.background": "#f2f2f2",
 		"editorInlayHint.foreground": "#0F4A85",
 		"editorInlayHint.typeForeground": "#0F4A85",
-		"editorInlayHint.typeBackground": "#0F4A8580",
+		"editorInlayHint.typeBackground": "#f2f2f2",
 		"editorInlayHint.parameterForeground": "#0F4A85",
-		"editorInlayHint.parameterBackground": "#0F4A8580",
+		"editorInlayHint.parameterBackground": "#f2f2f2",
 		"editor.linkedEditingBackground": "#ffffff",
 		"editorCodeLens.foreground": "#292929",
 		"editorLightBulb.foreground": "#007ACC",