diff --git a/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/css/_tokens.scss b/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/css/_tokens.scss
index 2c0d402c4b..b8d05674c4 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/css/_tokens.scss
+++ b/packages/frontend/@n8n/design-system/src/css/_tokens.scss
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 	--color-json-brackets: var(--p-gray-670);
 	--color-json-brackets-hover: var(--p-color-alt-e-430);
 	--color-json-line: var(--p-gray-200);
-	--color-json-highlight: var(--p-gray-070);
+	--color-json-highlight: var(--color-background-base);
 	--color-code-background: var(--p-white);
 	--color-code-background-readonly: var(--p-gray-040);
 	--color-code-lineHighlight: var(--p-gray-320-a-010);