diff --git a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-light.css b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-light.css
index 9d9d7c043..1f6791618 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-light.css
+++ b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-light.css
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     --left-pane-item-selected-background: white;
     --left-pane-item-selected-color: black;
     --left-pane-item-selected-shadow: 1px 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
-    --left-pane-item-action-button-background: #d7d7d7;
+    --left-pane-item-action-button-background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.11);
     --left-pane-item-action-button-color: inherit;
     --left-pane-item-action-button-hover-background: white;
     --left-pane-item-action-button-hover-shadow: 2px 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);