diff --git a/res/values-v31/colors.xml b/res/values-v31/colors.xml
index 5ade64cb28..7b37001ade 100644
--- a/res/values-v31/colors.xml
+++ b/res/values-v31/colors.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
     <color name="workspace_text_color_light">@android:color/system_neutral1_0</color>
     <color name="workspace_text_color_dark">@android:color/system_neutral1_1000</color>
 
+    <color name="folder_hint_text_color_light">@android:color/system_neutral1_50</color>
+    <color name="folder_hint_text_color_dark">@android:color/system_neutral2_700</color>
+
     <color name="text_color_primary_dark">@android:color/system_neutral1_50</color>
     <color name="text_color_secondary_dark">@android:color/system_neutral2_200</color>
     <color name="text_color_tertiary_dark">@android:color/system_neutral2_400</color>
diff --git a/res/values/colors.xml b/res/values/colors.xml
index e6553a22bc..ae55485fb7 100644
--- a/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
     <color name="workspace_text_color_light">#FFF</color>
     <color name="workspace_text_color_dark">#FF000000</color>
 
+    <color name="folder_hint_text_color_light">#FFF</color>
+    <color name="folder_hint_text_color_dark">#FF000000</color>
+
     <color name="text_color_primary_dark">#FFFFFFFF</color>
     <color name="text_color_secondary_dark">#FFFFFFFF</color>
     <color name="text_color_tertiary_dark">#CCFFFFFF</color>
diff --git a/res/values/styles.xml b/res/values/styles.xml
index 6d22951209..c668b0ccec 100644
--- a/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <item name="folderIconBorderColor">?android:attr/colorPrimary</item>
         <item name="folderTextColor">?android:attr/textColorPrimary</item>
         <item name="isFolderDarkText">true</item>
-        <item name="folderHintColor">#89616161</item>
+        <item name="folderHintColor">@color/folder_hint_text_color_dark</item>
         <item name="loadingIconColor">#CCFFFFFF</item>
         <item name="iconOnlyShortcutColor">?android:attr/textColorSecondary</item>
         <item name="workProfileOverlayTextColor">#FF212121</item>
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
         <item name="folderFillColor">#FF3C4043</item> <!-- 100% GM2 800 -->
         <item name="folderTextColor">?attr/workspaceTextColor</item>
         <item name="isFolderDarkText">?attr/isWorkspaceDarkText</item>
+        <item name="folderHintColor">@color/folder_hint_text_color_dark</item>
         <item name="disabledIconAlpha">.254</item>
 
     </style>
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@
         <item name="folderIconBorderColor">#FF80868B</item>
         <item name="folderTextColor">?attr/workspaceTextColor</item>
         <item name="isFolderDarkText">true</item>
+        <item name="folderHintColor">@color/folder_hint_text_color_dark</item>
     </style>
 
     <style name="LauncherTheme.Dark" parent="@style/LauncherTheme">
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@
         <item name="folderIconBorderColor">?android:attr/colorPrimary</item>
         <item name="folderTextColor">?android:attr/textColorPrimary</item>
         <item name="isFolderDarkText">false</item>
-        <item name="folderHintColor">#89CCCCCC</item>
+        <item name="folderHintColor">@color/folder_hint_text_color_light</item>
         <item name="isMainColorDark">true</item>
         <item name="loadingIconColor">#99FFFFFF</item>
         <item name="iconOnlyShortcutColor">#B3FFFFFF</item>
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@
         <item name="folderFillColor">#FF3C4043</item> <!-- 100% GM2 800 -->
         <item name="folderTextColor">@android:color/white</item>
         <item name="isFolderDarkText">false</item>
+        <item name="folderHintColor">@color/folder_hint_text_color_light</item>
         <item name="disabledIconAlpha">.54</item>
     </style>
 
@@ -131,6 +134,7 @@
         <item name="folderFillColor">#CDFFFFFF</item>
         <item name="folderTextColor">?attr/workspaceTextColor</item>
         <item name="isFolderDarkText">?attr/isWorkspaceDarkText</item>
+        <item name="folderHintColor">@color/folder_hint_text_color_dark</item>
         <item name="workspaceTextColor">@color/workspace_text_color_dark</item>
         <item name="workspaceShadowColor">@android:color/transparent</item>
         <item name="workspaceAmbientShadowColor">@android:color/transparent</item>
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/AbstractFloatingView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/AbstractFloatingView.java
index b3952ca1bc..910094769a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/AbstractFloatingView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/AbstractFloatingView.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.TouchController;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.ActivityContext;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.BaseDragLayer;
-import com.android.launcher3.widget.LocalColorExtractor;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
@@ -112,21 +111,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractFloatingView extends LinearLayout implements Touch
 
     protected boolean mIsOpen;
 
-    // Index used to get background color when using local wallpaper color extraction.
-    protected int mColorExtractionIndex;
-
     public AbstractFloatingView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
         super(context, attrs);
-        init(context);
     }
 
     public AbstractFloatingView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
         super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
-        init(context);
-    }
-
-    private void init(Context context) {
-        mColorExtractionIndex = LocalColorExtractor.getColorIndex(context);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
index f5a8ef6f1d..e3876278b2 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
+import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetHostView;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Insets;
 import android.graphics.Path;
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi;
+import androidx.core.graphics.ColorUtils;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView;
 import com.android.launcher3.Alarm;
@@ -157,13 +160,18 @@ public class Folder extends AbstractFloatingView implements ClipPathView, DragSo
     private static final float ICON_OVERSCROLL_WIDTH_FACTOR = 0.45f;
 
     private static final int FOLDER_NAME_ANIMATION_DURATION = 633;
-    private static final int FOLDER_COLOR_ANIMATION_DURATION = 150;
+    private static final int FOLDER_COLOR_ANIMATION_DURATION = 200;
 
     private static final int REORDER_DELAY = 250;
     private static final int ON_EXIT_CLOSE_DELAY = 400;
     private static final Rect sTempRect = new Rect();
     private static final int MIN_FOLDERS_FOR_HARDWARE_OPTIMIZATION = 10;
 
+    // Index used to get background color when using local wallpaper color extraction,
+    private static final int DARK_COLOR_EXTRACTION_INDEX = android.R.color.system_neutral1_900;
+    private static final int LIGHT_COLOR_EXTRACTION_INDEX = android.R.color.system_neutral2_500;
+    private static final int LIGHT_COLOR_L_STAR = 98;
+
     private final Alarm mReorderAlarm = new Alarm();
     private final Alarm mOnExitAlarm = new Alarm();
     private final Alarm mOnScrollHintAlarm = new Alarm();
@@ -296,8 +304,7 @@ public class Folder extends AbstractFloatingView implements ClipPathView, DragSo
         }
 
         if (Utilities.ATLEAST_S) {
-            mColorExtractionIndex = LocalColorExtractor.getColorIndex(
-                    !Themes.getAttrBoolean(getContext(), R.attr.isFolderDarkText));
+            boolean isFolderDarkText = Themes.getAttrBoolean(getContext(), R.attr.isFolderDarkText);
             mColorExtractor = LocalColorExtractor.newInstance(getContext());
             mColorListener = (RectF rect, SparseIntArray extractedColors) -> {
                 mColorChangeRunnable = () -> {
@@ -313,11 +320,14 @@ public class Folder extends AbstractFloatingView implements ClipPathView, DragSo
                         mOpenAnimationColorChangeAnimator = null;
                     }
 
-                    // Start a new animator to the extracted color.
-                    int newColor = extractedColors.get(mColorExtractionIndex);
+                    // Start a new animator to the extracted color. Clamp down on the alpha
+                    // to prevent folder from being transparent for too long.
                     GradientDrawable bg = (GradientDrawable) getBackground();
-                    mColorChangeAnimator = ObjectAnimator.ofArgb(bg, "color",
-                            bg.getColor().getDefaultColor(), newColor).setDuration(duration);
+                    int currentColor = ColorUtils.setAlphaComponent(bg.getColor().getDefaultColor(),
+                            255);
+                    int newColor = getExtractedColor(extractedColors, isFolderDarkText);
+                    mColorChangeAnimator = ObjectAnimator.ofArgb(bg, "color", currentColor,
+                            newColor).setDuration(duration);
                     mColorChangeAnimator.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
                         @Override
                         public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
@@ -337,6 +347,21 @@ public class Folder extends AbstractFloatingView implements ClipPathView, DragSo
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns an index used to query the color of interest from the list of extracted colors.
+     * @param hasDarkText True when dark index is wanted, False when light index is wanted.
+     */
+    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.S)
+    private int getExtractedColor(SparseIntArray colors, boolean hasDarkText) {
+        int color = colors.get(hasDarkText
+                ? LIGHT_COLOR_EXTRACTION_INDEX
+                : DARK_COLOR_EXTRACTION_INDEX);
+        if (hasDarkText) {
+            color = ColorStateList.valueOf(color).withLStar(LIGHT_COLOR_L_STAR).getDefaultColor();
+        }
+        return color;
+    }
+
     public boolean onLongClick(View v) {
         // Return if global dragging is not enabled
         if (!mLauncherDelegate.isDraggingEnabled()) return true;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/LocalColorExtractor.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/LocalColorExtractor.java
index e479b7d049..8ae6b2e435 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/LocalColorExtractor.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/LocalColorExtractor.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
-import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ResourceBasedOverride;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -36,10 +35,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 /** Extracts the colors we need from the wallpaper at given locations. */
 public class LocalColorExtractor implements ResourceBasedOverride {
 
-    // Index used to get background color when using local wallpaper color extraction,
-    private static final int LIGHT_COLOR_EXTRACTION_INDEX = android.R.color.system_accent2_50;
-    private static final int DARK_COLOR_EXTRACTION_INDEX = android.R.color.system_accent2_800;
-
     /** Listener for color changes on a screen location. */
     public interface Listener {
         /**
@@ -108,19 +103,4 @@ public class LocalColorExtractor implements ResourceBasedOverride {
             RectF colorExtractionRectOut) {
         // no-op
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns an index used to query the color of interest from the list of extracted colors.
-     */
-    public static int getColorIndex(Context context) {
-        return getColorIndex(Utilities.isDarkTheme(context));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns an index used to query the color of interest from the list of extracted colors.
-     * @param getDarkIndex True when dark index is wanted, False when light index is wanted.
-     */
-    public static int getColorIndex(boolean getDarkIndex) {
-        return getDarkIndex ? DARK_COLOR_EXTRACTION_INDEX : LIGHT_COLOR_EXTRACTION_INDEX;
-    }
 }