diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-content-overlay/style.scss b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-content-overlay/style.scss
index b70431979111a..9ee27f97c2197 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-content-overlay/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-content-overlay/style.scss
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	}
 
 	&:hover:not(.is-dragging-blocks)::after {
-		background: rgba(var(--wp-admin-theme-color--rgb), 0.1);
+		background: rgba(var(--wp-admin-theme-color--rgb), 0.3);
 		box-shadow: 0 0 0 $border-width var(--wp-admin-theme-color) inset;
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/style.scss b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/style.scss
index 3a82d3cd0924b..925422678bfaa 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/style.scss
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
 
 .block-editor-iframe__body.is-zoomed-out {
 	transform-origin: top center;
-	transform: scale(0.7);
+	transform: scale(0.45);
 	margin-bottom: -70%;
 }