diff --git a/app/styles/app/modules/dropdown.sass b/app/styles/app/modules/dropdown.sass
index b224f89a..1f1ea8a1 100644
--- a/app/styles/app/modules/dropdown.sass
+++ b/app/styles/app/modules/dropdown.sass
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ $dropdown-border: #C3D9DB
   font-size: $font-size-normal
   &:hover,
   &:focus
-    background-color: lighten($grey-medium, 10)
+    background-color: #8b9595
   .icon-cog-light
     position: relative
     top: 0.15em