diff --git a/browser/styles/index.styl b/browser/styles/index.styl
index bdccbadd..b98d36ac 100644
--- a/browser/styles/index.styl
+++ b/browser/styles/index.styl
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ $ui-text-color = #515151
 $ui-inactive-text-color = #939395
 $ui-borderColor = #D1D1D1
 $ui-backgroundColor = #FFFFFF
+$ui-noteList-backgroundColor = #F3F3F3
 $ui-border = solid 1px $ui-borderColor
 $ui-active-color = #6AA5E9
 
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ modal()
 // Dark theme
 $ui-dark-borderColor = lighten(#21252B, 20%)
 $ui-dark-backgroundColor = #333333
+$ui-dark-noteList-backgroundColor = #171717
 $dark-background-color = lighten($ui-dark-backgroundColor, 10%)
 $ui-dark-text-color = #DDDDDD
 $ui-dark-button--active-color = white