diff --git a/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts b/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts
index a1a376fc3d0ee3309ef4150a94119d709ac5476d..1a8f5415698055dfa56c12a9a7c246ee42fd5ee9 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export const selectListBackground = registerColor('dropdown.listBackground', { d
 export const selectForeground = registerColor('dropdown.foreground', { dark: '#F0F0F0', light: null, hc: Color.white }, nls.localize('dropdownForeground', "Dropdown foreground."));
 export const selectBorder = registerColor('dropdown.border', { dark: selectBackground, light: '#CECECE', hc: contrastBorder }, nls.localize('dropdownBorder', "Dropdown border."));
 
-export const listFocusBackground = registerColor('list.focusBackground', { dark: '#062F4A', light: '#DFF0FF', hc: null }, nls.localize('listFocusBackground', "List/Tree background color for the focused item when the list/tree is active. An active list/tree has keyboard focus, an inactive does not."));
+export const listFocusBackground = registerColor('list.focusBackground', { dark: '#062F4A', light: '#D6EBFF', hc: null }, nls.localize('listFocusBackground', "List/Tree background color for the focused item when the list/tree is active. An active list/tree has keyboard focus, an inactive does not."));
 export const listFocusForeground = registerColor('list.focusForeground', { dark: null, light: null, hc: null }, nls.localize('listFocusForeground', "List/Tree foreground color for the focused item when the list/tree is active. An active list/tree has keyboard focus, an inactive does not."));
 export const listActiveSelectionBackground = registerColor('list.activeSelectionBackground', { dark: '#094771', light: '#2477CE', hc: null }, nls.localize('listActiveSelectionBackground', "List/Tree background color for the selected item when the list/tree is active. An active list/tree has keyboard focus, an inactive does not."));
 export const listActiveSelectionForeground = registerColor('list.activeSelectionForeground', { dark: Color.white, light: Color.white, hc: null }, nls.localize('listActiveSelectionForeground', "List/Tree foreground color for the selected item when the list/tree is active. An active list/tree has keyboard focus, an inactive does not."));