diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index d1af2b4995..b20893734e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
     <color name="darkSolarizedAccent">#268bd2</color>
     <color name="darkSolarizedActionBackground">#444</color><!-- Base01 is too light -->
     <color name="lightSolarizedPaper">#fdf6e3</color><!-- Base3 -->
+    <color name="lightSolarizedBackground">#eee8d5</color><!-- Base3 -->
     <color name="lightSolarizedActionBackground">#93a1a1</color><!-- Base1 -->
 
     <!-- default: #323232 -->