diff --git a/ttkDesigner/app/superobj/superlayout.py b/ttkDesigner/app/superobj/superlayout.py
index a7845715..1c65bbf7 100644
--- a/ttkDesigner/app/superobj/superlayout.py
+++ b/ttkDesigner/app/superobj/superlayout.py
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ class SuperLayout(ttk.TTkWidget):
         data = self
         canvas = self.getCanvas()
         canvas.clean()
-        ttk.TTkWidget._paintChildCanvas(canvas, self._lay, self._lay.geometry(), self._lay.offset())
+        self.paintEvent()
+        ttk.TTkWidget._paintChildCanvas(canvas, self.layout(), self.layout().geometry(), self.layout().offset())
         drag.setHotSpot(evt.x, evt.y)
         drag.setPixmap(canvas)
         drag.setData(data)
diff --git a/ttkDesigner/app/superobj/superwidget.py b/ttkDesigner/app/superobj/superwidget.py
index 52416b53..cdaa84df 100644
--- a/ttkDesigner/app/superobj/superwidget.py
+++ b/ttkDesigner/app/superobj/superwidget.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class SuperWidget(ttk.TTkWidget):
         kwargs['paddingRight'] = padr
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         #self.resize(*self._wid.size())
-        h,s,l = randint(0,359),100,80
+        h,s,l = randint(0,359),100,randint(60,80)
         r,g,b = ttk.TTkColor.hsl2rgb(((h+5)%360,s,l))
         self._layoutColor    = ttk.TTkColor.bg(f"#{r:02X}{g:02X}{b:02X}", modifier=ttk.TTkColorGradient(increment=+2))
         r,g,b = ttk.TTkColor.hsl2rgb(((h+5)%360,s,l))