diff --git a/client/app/styles/_variables.scss b/client/app/styles/_variables.scss
index 9b62318ce3..b9d2607911 100644
--- a/client/app/styles/_variables.scss
+++ b/client/app/styles/_variables.scss
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ $search-border-width: 1px;
 $timeline-height: 55px;
 
 /* specific elements */
-$body-background-color: $color-lightgray;
+$body-background-color: $color-white-smoke;
 $label-background-color: transparentize($color-lightgray, 0.3);