diff --git a/scss/components/_virtualized-table.scss b/scss/components/_virtualized-table.scss
index 73a7584bf4..e978d87817 100644
--- a/scss/components/_virtualized-table.scss
+++ b/scss/components/_virtualized-table.scss
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 		}
 
 		&.highlighted {
-			background: #FFFF99;
+			background: var(--accent-highlight);
 		}
 
 		&.unread {
diff --git a/scss/themes/_dark.scss b/scss/themes/_dark.scss
index 8910341f15..f7d15397a4 100644
--- a/scss/themes/_dark.scss
+++ b/scss/themes/_dark.scss
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ $-colors: (
     accent-wood-dark: #996b6f,
     accent-wood: #cc7a52e5,
     accent-yellow: #faa700cc,
+    accent-highlight: #ffd40026,
     fill-primary: #ffffffe5,
     fill-secondary: #ffffff8c,
     fill-tertiary: #ffffff4d,
diff --git a/scss/themes/_light.scss b/scss/themes/_light.scss
index 4932056409..cdd1cc869f 100644
--- a/scss/themes/_light.scss
+++ b/scss/themes/_light.scss
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ $-colors: (
     accent-wood-dark: #996b6f,
     accent-wood: #cc7a52,
     accent-yellow: #faa700,
+    accent-highlight: #ffea0080,
     fill-primary: #000000d9,
     fill-secondary: #00000080,
     fill-tertiary: #00000040,