diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index d73441c938f..63915b85b03 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
    */
 }
 .openerp :-moz-placeholder {
-  color: #afafaf !important;
+  color: #AFAFB6 !important;
   font-style: italic !important;
 }
 .openerp ::-webkit-input-placeholder {
-  color: #afafaf !important;
+  color: #AFAFB6 !important;
   font-style: italic !important;
 }
 .openerp a {
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 1d0507d12fd..0c868bd399b 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ $sheet-max-width: 860px
     // }}}
     //Placeholder style{{{
     \:-moz-placeholder
-        color: #AFAFAF !important
+        color: #AFAFB6 !important
         font-style: italic !important
     \::-webkit-input-placeholder
-        color: #AFAFAF !important
+        color: #AFAFB6 !important
         font-style: italic !important
     //}}}
     // Tag reset {{{