diff --git a/addons/hr_holidays/static/src/thread_icon.patch.xml b/addons/hr_holidays/static/src/thread_icon.patch.xml
index a37e93510b0..906c9e929ed 100644
--- a/addons/hr_holidays/static/src/thread_icon.patch.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_holidays/static/src/thread_icon.patch.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <xpath expr="//*[@name='chat_static']" position="replace">
             <div t-if="chatPartner.im_status === 'leave_online'" class="o-mail-ThreadIcon-online fa fa-fw fa-plane" title="Online"/>
             <div t-elif="chatPartner.im_status === 'leave_offline'" class="fa fa-fw fa-plane" title="Out of office"/>
-            <div t-elif="chatPartner.im_status === 'leave_away'" class="fa fa-fw fa-plane text-warning" title="Away"/>
+            <div t-elif="chatPartner.im_status === 'leave_away'" class="fa fa-fw fa-plane o-yellow" title="Away"/>
             <t t-else="">$0</t>
         </xpath>
     </t>
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/core_ui/core.scss b/addons/mail/static/src/core_ui/core.scss
index 8eb7cb7bd34..fe1baac242c 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/core_ui/core.scss
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/core_ui/core.scss
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@
 .o-min-width-0 {
     min-width: 0;
 }
+
+.o-yellow {
+    color: $yellow;
+}
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/discuss_app/thread_icon.xml b/addons/mail/static/src/discuss_app/thread_icon.xml
index c5b2897d4c7..b9bb11d9ded 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/discuss_app/thread_icon.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/discuss_app/thread_icon.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                     <t name="chat_static">
                         <div t-if="chatPartner.im_status === 'online'" class="fa fa-fw fa-circle text-success" title="Online"/>
                         <div t-elif="chatPartner.im_status === 'offline'" class="fa fa-fw fa-circle-o" title="Offline"/>
-                        <div t-elif="chatPartner.im_status === 'away'" class="fa fa-fw fa-circle text-warning" title="Away"/>
+                        <div t-elif="chatPartner.im_status === 'away'" class="fa fa-fw fa-circle o-yellow" title="Away"/>
                         <div t-elif="chatPartner.im_status === 'bot'" class="fa fa-fw fa-heart text-success" title="Bot"/>
                         <div t-else="" class="fa fa-fw fa-question-circle" title="No IM status available"/>
                     </t>