diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/web_editor.variables.scss b/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/web_editor.variables.scss
index 6a25152f552..92cfb56c6eb 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/web_editor.variables.scss
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/scss/web_editor.variables.scss
@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@ $o-color-extras-nesting-selector: '&, .o_colored_level &';
     $lightness-c1: lightness($color1);
     $lightness-inc: if($luma-c1 < $luma-c2, -1%, 1%);
     $i: 0;
-    // Max 15% lightness change even if not contrasted enough
-    @while ($lightness-c1 > 0.1% and $lightness-c1 < 99.9% and $i < 15 and not has-enough-contrast($color1, $color2)) {
+    // Max 25% lightness change even if not contrasted enough
+    @while ($lightness-c1 > 0.1% and $lightness-c1 < 99.9% and $i < 25 and not has-enough-contrast($color1, $color2)) {
         $color1: adjust-color($color1, $lightness: $lightness-inc);
         $lightness-c1: $lightness-c1 + $lightness-inc;
         $i: $i + 1;