diff --git a/website/src/css/custom.css b/website/src/css/custom.css
index d61ca4879e..57e2354bd6 100644
--- a/website/src/css/custom.css
+++ b/website/src/css/custom.css
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ html[data-theme='dark'] .themedDocusaurus [fill='#FFFF50'] {
 html[data-theme='light'] .DocSearch {
   /* --docsearch-primary-color: var(--ifm-color-primary); */
   /* --docsearch-text-color: var(--ifm-font-color-base); */
-  --docsearch-muted-color: var(--ifm-color-secondary-darkest);
+  --docsearch-muted-color: var(--ifm-color-emphasis-700);
   --docsearch-container-background: rgba(94, 100, 112, 0.7);
   /* Modal */
   --docsearch-modal-background: var(--ifm-color-secondary-lighter);