diff --git a/res/css/structures/_LeftPanelWidget.scss b/res/css/structures/_LeftPanelWidget.scss
index 93c2898395..bb04b85624 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_LeftPanelWidget.scss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_LeftPanelWidget.scss
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         align-items: center;
 
         height: 24px;
-        color: $roomlist-header-color;
+        color: $tertiary-content;
         margin-top: 4px;
 
         .mx_LeftPanelWidget_stickable {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ limitations under the License.
                     mask-position: center;
                     mask-size: contain;
                     mask-repeat: no-repeat;
-                    background-color: $roomlist-header-color;
+                    background-color: $tertiary-content;
                     mask-image: url('$(res)/img/feather-customised/chevron-down.svg');
                 }
 
diff --git a/res/css/structures/_SpacePanel.scss b/res/css/structures/_SpacePanel.scss
index fef24f2947..977c1c3670 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_SpacePanel.scss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_SpacePanel.scss
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ $activeBorderColor: $secondary-content;
         mask-repeat: no-repeat;
         margin-left: $gutterSize;
         margin-bottom: 12px;
-        background-color: $roomlist-header-color;
+        background-color: $tertiary-content;
         mask-image: url('$(res)/img/element-icons/expand-space-panel.svg');
 
         &.expanded {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ $activeBorderColor: $secondary-content;
             mask-position: center;
             mask-size: 20px;
             mask-repeat: no-repeat;
-            background-color: $roomlist-header-color;
+            background-color: $tertiary-content;
             mask-image: url('$(res)/img/feather-customised/chevron-down.svg');
         }
 
diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist.scss
index 3fffbfd64c..3f9daac25c 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist.scss
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         // Allow the container to collapse on itself if its children
         // are not in the normal document flow
         max-height: 24px;
-        color: $roomlist-header-color;
+        color: $tertiary-content;
 
         .mx_RoomSublist_stickable {
             flex: 1;
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ limitations under the License.
                     mask-position: center;
                     mask-size: contain;
                     mask-repeat: no-repeat;
-                    background-color: $roomlist-header-color;
+                    background-color: $tertiary-content;
                     mask-image: url('$(res)/img/feather-customised/chevron-down.svg');
                 }
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ limitations under the License.
             mask-position: center;
             mask-size: contain;
             mask-repeat: no-repeat;
-            background: $roomlist-header-color;
+            background: $tertiary-content;
             left: -1px; // adjust for image position
         }
 
diff --git a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
index d88910d9d1..84c5ab4618 100644
--- a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
@@ -125,11 +125,10 @@ $theme-button-bg-color: #e3e8f0;
 
 $roomlist-button-bg-color: rgba(141, 151, 165, 0.2); // Buttons include the filter box, explore button, and sublist buttons
 $roomlist-bg-color: rgba(33, 38, 44, 0.90);
-$roomlist-header-color: $tertiary-content;
 $roomsublist-divider-color: $primary-content;
 $roomsublist-skeleton-ui-bg: linear-gradient(180deg, #3e444c 0%, #3e444c00 100%);
 
-$groupFilterPanel-divider-color: $roomlist-header-color;
+$groupFilterPanel-divider-color: $tertiary-content;
 
 $roomtile-preview-color: $secondary-content;
 $roomtile-default-badge-bg-color: #61708b;
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ $roomtile-selected-bg-color: rgba(141, 151, 165, 0.2);
 
 // ********************
 
-$notice-secondary-color: $roomlist-header-color;
+$notice-secondary-color: $tertiary-content;
 
 $panel-divider-color: transparent;
 
diff --git a/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.scss b/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.scss
index 59c2fe9b2e..cdf3a32d38 100644
--- a/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.scss
+++ b/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.scss
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ $authpage-lang-color: var(--timeline-text-color);
 $roomheader-color: var(--timeline-text-color);
 // --roomlist-text-secondary-color
 $roomtile-preview-color: var(--roomlist-text-secondary-color);
-$roomlist-header-color: var(--roomlist-text-secondary-color);
+$tertiary-content: var(--roomlist-text-secondary-color);
 $roomtile-default-badge-bg-color: var(--roomlist-text-secondary-color);
 
 //
diff --git a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
index f08afadf2a..08b3b57677 100644
--- a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
@@ -187,11 +187,10 @@ $theme-button-bg-color: $quinary-content;
 
 $roomlist-button-bg-color: rgba(141, 151, 165, 0.2); // Buttons include the filter box, explore button, and sublist buttons
 $roomlist-bg-color: rgba(245, 245, 245, 0.90);
-$roomlist-header-color: $tertiary-content;
 $roomsublist-divider-color: $primary-content;
 $roomsublist-skeleton-ui-bg: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #ffffff00 100%);
 
-$groupFilterPanel-divider-color: $roomlist-header-color;
+$groupFilterPanel-divider-color: $tertiary-content;
 
 $roomtile-preview-color: $secondary-content;
 $roomtile-default-badge-bg-color: #61708b;
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ $username-variant6-color: #2dc2c5;
 $username-variant7-color: #5c56f5;
 $username-variant8-color: #74d12c;
 
-$notice-secondary-color: $roomlist-header-color;
+$notice-secondary-color: $tertiary-content;
 
 $panel-divider-color: transparent;