diff --git a/src/sass/themes/_default-light-theme.scss b/src/sass/themes/_default-light-theme.scss
index aef97be5..8643e8b4 100644
--- a/src/sass/themes/_default-light-theme.scss
+++ b/src/sass/themes/_default-light-theme.scss
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ $default-light-theme: (
   ),
   chips: (
     border: #c7c7c7,
-    // Original was too light, same colour as z1
+    // Original was too light, almost same colour as z1
     //background: #f2f2f2,
-    background: #d8d8d8,
+    background: #eaeaea,
     text: #1f1f1f,
     selected: #0b57d0,
     selectedText: white,