diff --git a/src/components/menu/menu.css b/src/components/menu/menu.css
index 64cfccedd09..8f77287c4b1 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/menu.css
+++ b/src/components/menu/menu.css
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     position: absolute;
     border: 1px solid $ui-black-transparent;
     border-radius: 0 0 8px 8px;
-    background-color: $looks-secondary;
+    background-color: $motion-primary;
     padding: 0;
     margin: 0;
     min-width: 186px;