diff --git a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-light.css b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-light.css
index f58ffca68..9d9d7c043 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-light.css
+++ b/apps/client/src/stylesheets/theme-next-light.css
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
     --left-pane-collapsed-border-color: #0000000d;
     --left-pane-background-color: #f2f2f2;
     --left-pane-text-color: #383838;
-    --left-pane-item-hover-background: #eaeaea;
+    --left-pane-item-hover-background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0322);
     --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);