diff --git a/src/renderer/scss/_gui.scss b/src/renderer/scss/_gui.scss
index dc1463b9c..deac217db 100644
--- a/src/renderer/scss/_gui.scss
+++ b/src/renderer/scss/_gui.scss
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // component specific styling should go in the component scss file
 
 html {
-  background-color: $lbry-white;
+  background-color: $lbry-teal-5;
   font-family: 'Inter UI', sans-serif;
   height: 100%;
 }