diff --git a/packages/fuselage/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.styles.scss b/packages/fuselage/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.styles.scss
index 36873ff811..a7b7c3b269 100644
--- a/packages/fuselage/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.styles.scss
+++ b/packages/fuselage/src/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.styles.scss
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 $sidebar-color-surface-default: theme(
   'sidebar-color-surface-default',
-  colors.surface(tint)
+  colors.surface(neutral)
 );
 
 $sidebar-color-surface-hover: theme(