diff --git a/src/themes/v9/global_styling/variables/_side_nav.scss b/src/themes/v9/global_styling/variables/_side_nav.scss
index fd4f7d668..d52bfbfc5 100644
--- a/src/themes/v9/global_styling/variables/_side_nav.scss
+++ b/src/themes/v9/global_styling/variables/_side_nav.scss
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  */
 
 // Value not currently consumed by Side nav component
-$ouiSideNavBackgroundColor: lightOrDarkTheme(#EBE4DF, #001C28) !default; // sass-lint:disable-line no-color-literals
+$ouiSideNavBackgroundColor: lightOrDarkTheme(#EFE9E5, #001C28) !default; // sass-lint:disable-line no-color-literals
 
 $ouiSideNavEmphasizedBackgroundColor: transparentize($ouiColorPrimary, .8) !default;
 
diff --git a/src/themes/v9/global_styling/variables/_tool_tip.scss b/src/themes/v9/global_styling/variables/_tool_tip.scss
index 87cdb03c3..3211324fd 100644
--- a/src/themes/v9/global_styling/variables/_tool_tip.scss
+++ b/src/themes/v9/global_styling/variables/_tool_tip.scss
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * GitHub history for details.
  */
 
-$ouiTooltipBackgroundColor: $ouiColorDarkestShade !default;
+$ouiTooltipBackgroundColor: lightOrDarkTheme($ouiColorDarkestShade, #293847) !default; // sass-lint:disable-line no-color-literals
 
 $ouiTooltipAnimations: (
   top: ouiToolTipTop,