diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/variables.less b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/variables.less
index 653971ae5f..f417ac1e45 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/variables.less
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/variables.less
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
 @formActionsBackground: @gray-9;
 @inputHeight: (@baseLineHeight + 12px); // base line-height + 8px vertical padding + 2px top/bottom border
 @controlRequiredColor: @red;
-@inputReadonlyBorderColor: @gray-7;
+@inputReadonlyBorderColor: @gray-9;
 
 
 // Tabs