diff --git a/addons/portal/static/src/scss/bootstrap_overridden.scss b/addons/portal/static/src/scss/bootstrap_overridden.scss
index 2fc73b519ae..8f129e7bee4 100644
--- a/addons/portal/static/src/scss/bootstrap_overridden.scss
+++ b/addons/portal/static/src/scss/bootstrap_overridden.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ $sizes: (
     0: 0,
 );
 
+// Body
+//
+// Settings for the `<body>` element.
+
+$body-bg: $o-portal-default-body-bg;
+
 // Fonts
 //
 // Font, line-height, and color for body text, headings, and more.
diff --git a/addons/portal/static/src/scss/portal.scss b/addons/portal/static/src/scss/portal.scss
index a02e765f6a3..c5a49e59368 100644
--- a/addons/portal/static/src/scss/portal.scss
+++ b/addons/portal/static/src/scss/portal.scss
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $o-portal-table-td-pb: map-get($spacers, 1) !default; // bts4 pb-1
 $o-portal-bg-color: desaturate($gray-200, 100%);
 
 // Check if portal uses default colors
-$o-portal-use-default-colors: $body-bg == $white;
+$o-portal-use-default-colors: $body-bg == $o-portal-default-body-bg;
 
 // Frontend general
 #wrapwrap {
diff --git a/addons/portal/static/src/scss/primary_variables.scss b/addons/portal/static/src/scss/primary_variables.scss
index e69de29bb2d..3bdd824ccb7 100644
--- a/addons/portal/static/src/scss/primary_variables.scss
+++ b/addons/portal/static/src/scss/primary_variables.scss
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+$o-portal-default-body-bg: #FCFCFC;
diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/scss/bootstrap_overridden.scss b/addons/website/static/src/scss/bootstrap_overridden.scss
index 4dc818b7eea..8c21c748fe1 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/scss/bootstrap_overridden.scss
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/scss/bootstrap_overridden.scss
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ $yiq-text-dark: if($-is-light, null, color('text'));
 //
 // Settings for the `<body>` element.
 
-$body-bg: color('body');
+@if color('body') { // Do not default to bootstrap but to the portal value
+    $body-bg: color('body');
+}
 $body-color: color('text');
 
 // Fonts
diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/scss/primary_variables.scss b/addons/website/static/src/scss/primary_variables.scss
index 6e3f9a5f39a..752823b7715 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/scss/primary_variables.scss
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/scss/primary_variables.scss
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ $o-theme-layout: 'full';
 $-palettes: ();
 @each $palette in $o-color-palettes {
     $-palettes: append($-palettes, map-merge((
-        'body': null, // Default to bootstrap
+        'body': $o-portal-default-body-bg,
         'menu': #F9F9F9,
         'footer': #F9F9F9,
         'text': null, // Default to bootstrap