diff --git a/Shared/ShmupScene.cs b/Shared/ShmupScene.cs
index 927bdcb..8140af4 100644
--- a/Shared/ShmupScene.cs
+++ b/Shared/ShmupScene.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ namespace SemiColinGames {
 
     const float DESIRED_ASPECT_RATIO = 1920.0f / 1080.0f;
 
-    private readonly Color backgroundColor = Color.DarkBlue;
+    private readonly Color letterboxColor = Color.DarkSlateBlue;
+    private readonly Color backgroundColor = Color.Black;
 
     private readonly GraphicsDevice graphics;
     private readonly RenderTarget2D sceneTarget;
@@ -35,8 +36,6 @@ namespace SemiColinGames {
 
     public void Draw(bool isRunningSlowly, IWorld iworld, bool paused) {
       ShmupWorld world = (ShmupWorld) iworld;
-      graphics.SetRenderTarget(null);
-      graphics.Clear(Color.Black);
 
       // Draw scene to sceneTarget.
       graphics.SetRenderTarget(sceneTarget);
@@ -64,6 +63,7 @@ namespace SemiColinGames {
 
       // Get ready to draw sceneTarget to screen.
       graphics.SetRenderTarget(null);
+      graphics.Clear(letterboxColor);
 
       // Letterbox the scene if needed.
       float aspectRatio = 1.0f * graphics.Viewport.Width / graphics.Viewport.Height;