diff --git a/browser/themes/pinstripe/browser/browser.css b/browser/themes/pinstripe/browser/browser.css
index 2870fa096eb..7df0caf14b4 100644
--- a/browser/themes/pinstripe/browser/browser.css
+++ b/browser/themes/pinstripe/browser/browser.css
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 }
 
 #main-window:not([active="true"]) .tabbrowser-strip {
-  background-color: #cfcfcf;
+  background-color: #e2e2e2;
 }
 
 #main-window:not([active="true"]) .tabbrowser-tab {