Indesign CC Progress Bar Colour

Hi
This will probably seem like a trifling issue, and it probably is, but it does bug me a little..
Loving the new dark UI in Indesign CC, but when I open a document I end up doing a double take that I've used the right app...
The progress bar that comes up is a dark grey dialog with an 'Illustrator-Orange' bar, so even though I'm opening an INDD, I momentarily question if I opened it in Illustrator by mistake
As Illustrator is heavily themed with that colour, it would seem to me that interface elements InDesign should be a shade of purple to make it clear what app the dialog relates to - or at least white / grey.
Just a thought. Not a biggy, no one's dying because of it, but perhaps worth some consideration from a HCI standpoint...
Does this bug anyone else or is it just me?
K

All of the apps use shared code for the interface.
And no, it doesn't bother me.

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