diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/styles/vars.css b/src/client/theme-default/styles/vars.css
index 4341c811866a..00f973437998 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/styles/vars.css
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/styles/vars.css
@@ -507,6 +507,6 @@
   --vp-local-search-result-border: var(--vp-c-divider);
   --vp-local-search-result-selected-bg: var(--vp-c-bg);
   --vp-local-search-result-selected-border: var(--vp-c-brand-1);
-  --vp-local-search-highlight-bg: var(--vp-c-green-1);
+  --vp-local-search-highlight-bg: var(--vp-c-brand-1);
   --vp-local-search-highlight-text: var(--vp-c-neutral-inverse);
 }