diff --git a/client/theme.js b/client/theme.js
index f60ef0735a..3a94ddf3da 100644
--- a/client/theme.js
+++ b/client/theme.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const colors = {
   lightsteelblue: '#B0C4DE',
   dodgerblue: '#1E90FF',
   p5ContrastPink: ' #FFA9D9',
-
+  p5ContrastYellow: '#bfac11',
   borderColor: ' #B5B5B5',
   outlineColor: '#0F9DD7'
 };
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ const baseThemes = {
         },
         hover: {
           foreground: grays.lightest,
-          background: colors.p5jsPink,
-          border: colors.p5jsPink
+          background: colors.p5jsActivePink,
+          border: colors.p5jsActivePink
         },
         active: {
           foreground: grays.lightest,
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ const baseThemes = {
         },
         hover: {
           foreground: grays.lightest,
-          background: colors.p5jsPink,
-          border: colors.p5jsPink
+          background: colors.p5jsActivePink,
+          border: colors.p5jsActivePink
         },
         active: {
           foreground: grays.lightest,
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ export default {
         },
         hover: {
           foreground: grays.dark,
-          background: colors.yellow,
-          border: colors.yellow
+          background: colors.p5ContrastYellow,
+          border: colors.p5ContrastYellow
         },
         active: {
           foreground: grays.dark