diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
index 8ab9892ee07..40cdb225c9b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ table {
   justify-content: center;
   width: 1.25em;
   height: 1.25em;
-  background-color: var(--tertiary-low);
+  background-color: var(--secondary);
   border-radius: 50%;
 
   .emoji {