diff --git a/select2.css b/select2.css
index fdb0c607..cfd8a0e9 100644
--- a/select2.css
+++ b/select2.css
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ Version: @@ver@@ Timestamp: @@timestamp@@
               user-select: none;
 
     background-color: #fff;
-    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #eeeeee), color-stop(0.5, white));
-    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(center bottom, #eeeeee 0%, white 50%);
-    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(center bottom, #eeeeee 0%, white 50%);
-    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(bottom, #eeeeee 0%, #ffffff 50%);
-    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 0%, #eeeeee 50%);
+    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #eee), color-stop(0.5, #fff));
+    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(center bottom, #eee 0%, #fff 50%);
+    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(center bottom, #eee 0%, #fff 50%);
+    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(bottom, #eee 0%, #fff 50%);
+    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #fff 0%, #eee 50%);
     filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr = '#ffffff', endColorstr = '#eeeeee', GradientType = 0);
-    background-image: linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 0%, #eeeeee 50%);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(top, #fff 0%, #eee 50%);
 }
 
 .select2-container.select2-drop-above .select2-choice {
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ Version: @@ver@@ Timestamp: @@timestamp@@
 
     border-radius: 0 0 4px 4px;
 
-    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #eeeeee), color-stop(0.9, white));
-    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(center bottom, #eeeeee 0%, white 90%);
-    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(center bottom, #eeeeee 0%, white 90%);
-    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(bottom, #eeeeee 0%, white 90%);
-    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee 0%, #ffffff 90%);
-    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#ffffff', endColorstr='#eeeeee', GradientType=0 );
-    background-image: linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee 0%, #ffffff 90%);
+    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #eee), color-stop(0.9, #fff));
+    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(center bottom, #eee 0%, #fff 90%);
+    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(center bottom, #eee 0%, #fff 90%);
+    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(bottom, #eee 0%, #fff 90%);
+    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #eee 0%, #fff 90%);
+    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ffffff', endColorstr='#eeeeee', GradientType=0);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(top, #eee 0%, #fff 90%);
 }
 
 .select2-container.select2-allowclear .select2-choice .select2-chosen {
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ Version: @@ver@@ Timestamp: @@timestamp@@
     background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(center bottom, #ccc 0%, #eee 60%);
     background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(center bottom, #ccc 0%, #eee 60%);
     background-image: -o-linear-gradient(bottom, #ccc 0%, #eee 60%);
-    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #cccccc 0%, #eeeeee 60%);
+    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #ccc 0%, #eee 60%);
     filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr = '#eeeeee', endColorstr = '#cccccc', GradientType = 0);
-    background-image: linear-gradient(top, #cccccc 0%, #eeeeee 60%);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(top, #ccc 0%, #eee 60%);
 }
 
 .select2-container .select2-choice .select2-arrow b {
@@ -242,12 +242,12 @@ Version: @@ver@@ Timestamp: @@timestamp@@
             box-shadow: none;
 
     background: #fff url('select2.png') no-repeat 100% -22px;
-    background: url('select2.png') no-repeat 100% -22px, -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0.85, white), color-stop(0.99, #eeeeee));
-    background: url('select2.png') no-repeat 100% -22px, -webkit-linear-gradient(center bottom, white 85%, #eeeeee 99%);
-    background: url('select2.png') no-repeat 100% -22px, -moz-linear-gradient(center bottom, white 85%, #eeeeee 99%);
-    background: url('select2.png') no-repeat 100% -22px, -o-linear-gradient(bottom, white 85%, #eeeeee 99%);
-    background: url('select2.png') no-repeat 100% -22px, -ms-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 85%, #eeeeee 99%);
-    background: url('select2.png') no-repeat 100% -22px, linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 85%, #eeeeee 99%);
+    background: url('select2.png') no-repeat 100% -22px, -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0.85, #fff), color-stop(0.99, #eee));
+    background: url('select2.png') no-repeat 100% -22px, -webkit-linear-gradient(center bottom, #fff 85%, #eee 99%);
+    background: url('select2.png') no-repeat 100% -22px, -moz-linear-gradient(center bottom, #fff 85%, #eee 99%);
+    background: url('select2.png') no-repeat 100% -22px, -o-linear-gradient(bottom, #fff 85%, #eee 99%);
+    background: url('select2.png') no-repeat 100% -22px, -ms-linear-gradient(top, #fff 85%, #eee 99%);
+    background: url('select2.png') no-repeat 100% -22px, linear-gradient(top, #fff 85%, #eee 99%);
 }
 
 .select2-drop.select2-drop-above .select2-search input {
@@ -256,12 +256,12 @@ Version: @@ver@@ Timestamp: @@timestamp@@
 
 .select2-search input.select2-active {
     background: #fff url('select2-spinner.gif') no-repeat 100%;
-    background: url('select2-spinner.gif') no-repeat 100%, -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0.85, white), color-stop(0.99, #eeeeee));
-    background: url('select2-spinner.gif') no-repeat 100%, -webkit-linear-gradient(center bottom, white 85%, #eeeeee 99%);
-    background: url('select2-spinner.gif') no-repeat 100%, -moz-linear-gradient(center bottom, white 85%, #eeeeee 99%);
-    background: url('select2-spinner.gif') no-repeat 100%, -o-linear-gradient(bottom, white 85%, #eeeeee 99%);
-    background: url('select2-spinner.gif') no-repeat 100%, -ms-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 85%, #eeeeee 99%);
-    background: url('select2-spinner.gif') no-repeat 100%, linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 85%, #eeeeee 99%);
+    background: url('select2-spinner.gif') no-repeat 100%, -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0.85, #fff), color-stop(0.99, #eee));
+    background: url('select2-spinner.gif') no-repeat 100%, -webkit-linear-gradient(center bottom, #fff 85%, #eee 99%);
+    background: url('select2-spinner.gif') no-repeat 100%, -moz-linear-gradient(center bottom, #fff 85%, #eee 99%);
+    background: url('select2-spinner.gif') no-repeat 100%, -o-linear-gradient(bottom, #fff 85%, #eee 99%);
+    background: url('select2-spinner.gif') no-repeat 100%, -ms-linear-gradient(top, #fff 85%, #eee 99%);
+    background: url('select2-spinner.gif') no-repeat 100%, linear-gradient(top, #fff 85%, #eee 99%);
 }
 
 .select2-container-active .select2-choice,
@@ -282,13 +282,13 @@ Version: @@ver@@ Timestamp: @@timestamp@@
     border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
 
     background-color: #eee;
-    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, white), color-stop(0.5, #eeeeee));
-    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(center bottom, white 0%, #eeeeee 50%);
-    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(center bottom, white 0%, #eeeeee 50%);
-    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(bottom, white 0%, #eeeeee 50%);
-    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 0%, #eeeeee 50%);
-    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#eeeeee', endColorstr='#ffffff', GradientType=0 );
-    background-image: linear-gradient(top, #ffffff 0%, #eeeeee 50%);
+    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #fff), color-stop(0.5, #eee));
+    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(center bottom, #fff 0%, #eee 50%);
+    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(center bottom, #fff 0%, #eee 50%);
+    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(bottom, #fff 0%, #eee 50%);
+    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #fff 0%, #eee 50%);
+    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#eeeeee', endColorstr='#ffffff', GradientType=0);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(top, #fff 0%, #eee 50%);
 }
 
 .select2-dropdown-open.select2-drop-above .select2-choice,
@@ -296,13 +296,13 @@ Version: @@ver@@ Timestamp: @@timestamp@@
     border: 1px solid #5897fb;
     border-top-color: transparent;
 
-    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0, white), color-stop(0.5, #eeeeee));
-    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(center top, white 0%, #eeeeee 50%);
-    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(center top, white 0%, #eeeeee 50%);
-    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, white 0%, #eeeeee 50%);
-    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(bottom, #ffffff 0%, #eeeeee 50%);
-    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#eeeeee', endColorstr='#ffffff', GradientType=0 );
-    background-image: linear-gradient(bottom, #ffffff 0%, #eeeeee 50%);
+    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0, #fff), color-stop(0.5, #eee));
+    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(center top, #fff 0%, #eee 50%);
+    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(center top, #fff 0%, #eee 50%);
+    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #fff 0%, #eee 50%);
+    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(bottom, #fff 0%, #eee 50%);
+    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#eeeeee', endColorstr='#ffffff', GradientType=0);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(bottom, #fff 0%, #eee 50%);
 }
 
 .select2-dropdown-open .select2-choice .select2-arrow {
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ Version: @@ver@@ Timestamp: @@timestamp@@
 }
 
 .select2-results .select2-highlighted ul {
-    background: white;
+    background: #fff;
     color: #000;
 }
 
@@ -452,12 +452,12 @@ disabled look for disabled choices in the results dropdown
     overflow: hidden;
 
     background-color: #fff;
-    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, color-stop(1%, #eeeeee), color-stop(15%, #ffffff));
-    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee 1%, #ffffff 15%);
-    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee 1%, #ffffff 15%);
-    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee 1%, #ffffff 15%);
-    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee 1%, #ffffff 15%);
-    background-image: linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee 1%, #ffffff 15%);
+    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, color-stop(1%, #eee), color-stop(15%, #fff));
+    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #eee 1%, #fff 15%);
+    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #eee 1%, #fff 15%);
+    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #eee 1%, #fff 15%);
+    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #eee 1%, #fff 15%);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(top, #eee 1%, #fff 15%);
 }
 
 .select2-locked {
@@ -519,8 +519,8 @@ disabled look for disabled choices in the results dropdown
 
     border-radius: 3px;
 
-    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 2px #ffffff inset, 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
-            box-shadow: 0 0 2px #ffffff inset, 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
+    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 2px #fff inset, 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
+            box-shadow: 0 0 2px #fff inset, 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
 
     background-clip: padding-box;
 
@@ -532,13 +532,13 @@ disabled look for disabled choices in the results dropdown
               user-select: none;
 
     background-color: #e4e4e4;
-    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#eeeeee', endColorstr='#f4f4f4', GradientType=0 );
-    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, color-stop(20%, #f4f4f4), color-stop(50%, #f0f0f0), color-stop(52%, #e8e8e8), color-stop(100%, #eeeeee));
-    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #f4f4f4 20%, #f0f0f0 50%, #e8e8e8 52%, #eeeeee 100%);
-    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #f4f4f4 20%, #f0f0f0 50%, #e8e8e8 52%, #eeeeee 100%);
-    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #f4f4f4 20%, #f0f0f0 50%, #e8e8e8 52%, #eeeeee 100%);
-    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #f4f4f4 20%, #f0f0f0 50%, #e8e8e8 52%, #eeeeee 100%);
-    background-image: linear-gradient(top, #f4f4f4 20%, #f0f0f0 50%, #e8e8e8 52%, #eeeeee 100%);
+    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#eeeeee', endColorstr='#f4f4f4', GradientType=0);
+    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, color-stop(20%, #f4f4f4), color-stop(50%, #f0f0f0), color-stop(52%, #e8e8e8), color-stop(100%, #eee));
+    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #f4f4f4 20%, #f0f0f0 50%, #e8e8e8 52%, #eee 100%);
+    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #f4f4f4 20%, #f0f0f0 50%, #e8e8e8 52%, #eee 100%);
+    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #f4f4f4 20%, #f0f0f0 50%, #e8e8e8 52%, #eee 100%);
+    background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #f4f4f4 20%, #f0f0f0 50%, #e8e8e8 52%, #eee 100%);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(top, #f4f4f4 20%, #f0f0f0 50%, #e8e8e8 52%, #eee 100%);
 }
 .select2-container-multi .select2-choices .select2-search-choice .select2-chosen {
     cursor: default;