diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RichText.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RichText.scss
index 55819dbb49..4fa083eb38 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RichText.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/elements/_RichText.scss
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 }
 
 .mx_RoomPill {
-    background-color: #aaa;
+    background-color: $rte-room-pill-color;
     color: white;
     padding: 1px 5px 0px 2px;
     border-radius: 16px;
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_base.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_base.scss
index fc24af93e2..9701a48ffa 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_base.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/themes/_base.scss
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ $voip-accept-color: #80f480;
 
 $rte-bg-color: #e9e9e9;
 $rte-code-bg-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
+$rte-room-pill-color: #aaa;
 
 // ********************