diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/admin-menu.css b/src/wp-admin/css/admin-menu.css
index d374e9c371..c7d3b1d3dd 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/admin-menu.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/admin-menu.css
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ ul#adminmenu > li.current > a.current:after {
 	width: 0;
 	position: absolute;
 	pointer-events: none;
-	border-right-color: #f0f0f1;
+	border-right-color: #fff;
 	top: 50%;
 	margin-top: -8px;
 }
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/_variables.scss b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/_variables.scss
index 8a073f830e..724a51d73d 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/_variables.scss
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/_variables.scss
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ $notification-color: #d54e21 !default;
 
 // global
 
-$body-background: #f1f1f1 !default;
+$body-background: #fff !default;
 
 $link: #0073aa !default;
 $link-focus: color.adjust($link, $lightness: 10%) !default;
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/common.css b/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
index 6d24705d54..6c050e851d 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ body {
 }
 
 body {
-	background: #f0f0f1;
 	color: #3c434a;
 	font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
 	font-size: 13px;