diff --git a/source/gui/element.cpp b/source/gui/element.cpp
index a67a7341..ea3b94a2 100644
--- a/source/gui/element.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/element.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ namespace nana
 						bld_fgcolor = fgcolor.blend(highlighted, 0.6);
 						break;
 					case element_state::disabled:
-						bld_bgcolor = bld_fgcolor = static_cast<color_rgb>(0xb2b7bc);
+						bld_bgcolor = static_cast<color_rgb>(0xE0E0E0);
+						bld_fgcolor = static_cast<color_rgb>(0x999A9E);
 						break;
 					default:
 						//Leave things as they are
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/checkbox.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/checkbox.cpp
index c458a4ac..a43cd908 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/checkbox.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/checkbox.cpp
@@ -85,9 +85,13 @@ namespace nana{ namespace drawerbase
 				graph.text_metrics(txt_px, descent, ileading);
 				txt_px += (descent + 2);
 
+				auto e_state = API::element_state(*wdg);
+				if(!wdg->enabled())
+					e_state = element_state::disabled;
+
 				impl_->crook.draw(graph,
 					impl_->scheme_ptr->square_bgcolor.get(wdg->bgcolor()), impl_->scheme_ptr->square_border_color.get(wdg->fgcolor()),
-					rectangle(0, txt_px > 16 ? (txt_px - 16) / 2 : 0, 16, 16), API::element_state(*wdg));
+					rectangle(0, txt_px > 16 ? (txt_px - 16) / 2 : 0, 16, 16), e_state);
 			}
 
 			void drawer::mouse_down(graph_reference graph, const arg_mouse&)
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.cpp
index 304ed929..72d26a2e 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/skeletons/text_editor.cpp
@@ -2002,7 +2002,7 @@ namespace nana {
 
 				auto fgcolor = scheme_->foreground.get_color();
 				if (!API::window_enabled(window_))
-					fgcolor.blend(bgcolor, 0.5);
+					fgcolor.blend(bgcolor, 0.5); // do nothing !!! should be replace with <code> fgcolor = fgcolor.blend(bgcolor, 0.5); <\code> or removed
 
 				if (API::widget_borderless(window_))
 					graph_.rectangle(false, bgcolor);