diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 21d5edd5704..a9b4934e4da 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -3399,7 +3399,7 @@ div.ui-widget-overlay {
   background: transparent;
 }
 .openerp_ie ul.oe_form_status li > .arrow span, .openerp_ie ul.oe_form_status_clickable li > .arrow span {
-  background-color: #fefefe !important;
+  background-color: #eeeeee !important;
 }
 .openerp_ie ul.oe_form_status li.oe_active > .label, .openerp_ie ul.oe_form_status_clickable li.oe_active > .label {
   border-bottom: 1px solid #729fcf;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
index 13f1ab30b17..57d2a855512 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.sass
@@ -2681,7 +2681,7 @@ div.ui-widget-overlay
                 background: transparent
             > .arrow
                 span
-                    background-color: #fefefe !important
+                    background-color: #eeeeee !important
         li.oe_active
             > .label
                 border-bottom: 1px solid #729fcf