diff --git a/sass/_vars.scss b/sass/_vars.scss
index c8ea5a08f..a19c62c24 100644
--- a/sass/_vars.scss
+++ b/sass/_vars.scss
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ $vars: (
         ),
         highlight: (
             bg: (
-                light: color(cyan, 2),
+                light: color(cyan, 4),
                 dark: color(cyan, 2),
             ),
             fg: (