diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchView.ts
index 226b9220517cdf4135b40c5f5830f0f96d644e3f..d3024273740aea3d8e6fe96efa4050e81195dc51 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/search/browser/searchView.ts
@@ -1896,9 +1896,11 @@ registerThemingParticipant((theme: IColorTheme, collector: ICssStyleCollector) =
 		collector.addRule(`.monaco-workbench .search-view .monaco-list.element-focused .monaco-list-row.focused.selected:not(.highlighted) .action-label:focus { outline-color: ${outlineSelectionColor} }`);
 	}
 
-	const foregroundColor = theme.getColor(foreground);
-	if (foregroundColor) {
-		const fgWithOpacity = new Color(new RGBA(foregroundColor.rgba.r, foregroundColor.rgba.g, foregroundColor.rgba.b, 0.65));
-		collector.addRule(`.vs-dark .search-view .message { color: ${fgWithOpacity}; }`);
+	if (theme.type === 'dark') {
+		const foregroundColor = theme.getColor(foreground);
+		if (foregroundColor) {
+			const fgWithOpacity = new Color(new RGBA(foregroundColor.rgba.r, foregroundColor.rgba.g, foregroundColor.rgba.b, 0.65));
+			collector.addRule(`.search-view .message { color: ${fgWithOpacity}; }`);
+		}
 	}
 });