diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/inspect/styles/style_box.scss b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/inspect/styles/style_box.scss
index 846d3ca5ad..fcb9ac73b7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/inspect/styles/style_box.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/inspect/styles/style_box.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
 
 @use "ds/typography.scss" as *;
 
+// TODO: this must be a custom property in the design system
+:global(.light) {
+  --low-emphasis-background: #fafafa;
+}
+
+:global(.default) {
+  --low-emphasis-background: #121214;
+}
+
 .style-box {
   --title-gap: var(--sp-xs);
   --title-padding: var(--sp-s);
@@ -13,12 +22,9 @@
   --arrow-color: var(--color-foreground-secondary);
   --box-border-color: var(--color-background-primary);
 
-  // TODO: this must be a custom property in the design system
-  --lowEmphasis-background: #121214;
-
   padding-block: var(--sp-s);
   padding-inline: var(--sp-m);
-  background-color: var(--lowEmphasis-background);
+  background-color: var(--low-emphasis-background);
 
   border-block-end: 2px solid var(--box-border-color);
 }