diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 0a4e2ad322f..d2f413db494 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 .openerp .oe_dropdown_toggle {
-  color: #4c4c4c;
+  color: #2b2b2b;
   font-weight: normal;
 }
 .openerp .oe_dropdown_hover:hover .oe_dropdown_menu, .openerp .oe_dropdown_menu.oe_opened {
@@ -1352,6 +1352,9 @@
   margin: 0px auto;
   text-align: center;
 }
+.openerp .oe_view_manager table.oe_view_manager_header .oe_view_manager_sidebar .oe_dropdown_arrow:after {
+  opacity: 0.9;
+}
 .openerp .oe_view_manager table.oe_view_manager_header td {
   line-height: 26px;
 }
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index e1789b0524c..4296e04d745 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ $sheet-padding: 16px
         position: relative
         cursor: pointer
     .oe_dropdown_toggle
-        color: #4C4C4C
+        color: #2B2B2B
         font-weight: normal
     .oe_dropdown_hover:hover .oe_dropdown_menu, .oe_dropdown_menu.oe_opened
         display: block
@@ -1099,6 +1099,8 @@ $sheet-padding: 16px
             .oe_view_manager_sidebar
                 margin: 0px auto
                 text-align: center
+                .oe_dropdown_arrow:after
+                    opacity: 0.9
             td
                 line-height: 26px
             h2