diff --git a/mobile/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/mobile/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index a74a587a8..06bcea871 100644
--- a/mobile/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/mobile/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -117,6 +117,15 @@
             android:name="com.google.android.gms.car.notification.SmallIcon"
             android:resource="@drawable/ic_notification" />
 
+        <!--
+             (OPTIONAL) use this meta data to override the theme from which Android Auto will
+             look for colors. If you don't set this, Android Auto will look
+             for color attributes in your application theme.
+        -->
+        <meta-data
+            android:name="com.google.android.gms.car.application.theme"
+            android:resource="@style/CarTheme" />
+
         <!-- Main music service, provides media browsing and media playback services to
          consumers through MediaBrowserService and MediaSession. Consumers connect to it through
          MediaBrowser (for browsing) and MediaController (for play session control) -->
diff --git a/mobile/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/mobile/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 9a0be8b48..b67793366 100644
--- a/mobile/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/mobile/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -22,16 +22,27 @@
         <item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">true</item>
         <item name="android:windowContentTransitions">true</item>
 
-        <!-- colorPrimary is used for Notification icon and bottom facet bar icons
-        and overflow actions -->
         <item name="colorPrimary">#ffff5722</item>
+        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">#ffbf360c</item>
+        <item name="colorAccent">#ffff5722</item>
+    </style>
 
-        <!-- colorPrimaryDark is used for background -->
+
+    <style name="CarTheme" parent="UAmpAppTheme">
+        <!-- colorPrimaryDark is currently used in Android Auto for:
+             - App background
+             - Drawer right side ("more" custom actions) background
+             - Notification icon badge tinting
+             - Overview “now playing” icon tinting
+         -->
         <item name="colorPrimaryDark">#ffbf360c</item>
 
-        <!-- colorAccent is sparingly used for accents, like floating action button highlight,
-        progress on playbar-->
-        <item name="colorAccent">#ffff5722</item>
+        <!-- colorAccent is used in Android Auto for:
+             - Spinner
+             - progress bar
+             - floating action button background (Play/Pause in media apps)
+         -->
+        <item name="colorAccent">@color/bt_accent</item>
     </style>
 
 </resources>
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