diff --git a/res/css/structures/_ToastContainer.scss b/res/css/structures/_ToastContainer.scss
index b6034be42d..2c3f1c705c 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_ToastContainer.scss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_ToastContainer.scss
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         margin: 0 4px;
         grid-row: 2 / 4;
         grid-column: 1;
-        background-color: $quinary-content-color;
+        background-color: $toast-bg-color;
         box-shadow: 0px 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
         border-radius: 8px;
     }
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         grid-row: 1 / 3;
         grid-column: 1;
         color: $primary-fg-color;
-        background-color: $quinary-content-color;
+        background-color: $toast-bg-color;
         box-shadow: 0px 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
         border-radius: 8px;
         overflow: hidden;
diff --git a/res/css/views/voip/_CallView.scss b/res/css/views/voip/_CallView.scss
index 2be4a4b802..8299ad8f9a 100644
--- a/res/css/views/voip/_CallView.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/voip/_CallView.scss
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 .mx_CallView_pip {
     width: 320px;
     padding-bottom: 8px;
-    background-color: $quinary-content-color;
+    background-color: $toast-bg-color;
     box-shadow: 0px 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20);
     border-radius: 8px;
 
diff --git a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
index 0907ccdd9a..6e8d64b807 100644
--- a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ $eventtile-meta-color: $roomtopic-color;
 $header-divider-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
 $composer-e2e-icon-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
 
-// this probably shouldn't have it's own colour
 $quinary-content-color: #394049;
+$toast-bg-color: $quinary-content-color;
 
 // ********************
 
diff --git a/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss b/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
index 323fe0651e..064b532bb0 100644
--- a/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ $eventtile-meta-color: $roomtopic-color;
 $header-divider-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
 $composer-e2e-icon-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
 
-// this probably shouldn't have it's own colour
 $quinary-content-color: #394049;
+$toast-bg-color: $quinary-content-color;
 
 // ********************
 
diff --git a/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss b/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
index a4e7af2bb9..cbf3d6d1b6 100644
--- a/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ $eventtile-meta-color: $roomtopic-color;
 $composer-e2e-icon-color: #91a1c0;
 $header-divider-color: #91a1c0;
 
-// this probably shouldn't have it's own colour
-$quinary-content-color: #F4F6FA;
+$system-light-color: #F4F6FA;
+$toast-bg-color: $system-light-color;
 
 // ********************
 
diff --git a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
index 2f81cb3407..1d786383f3 100644
--- a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ $eventtile-meta-color: $roomtopic-color;
 $composer-e2e-icon-color: #91A1C0;
 $header-divider-color: #91A1C0;
 
-// this probably shouldn't have it's own colour
-$quinary-content-color: #F4F6FA;
+$system-light-color: #F4F6FA;
+$toast-bg-color: $system-light-color;
 
 // ********************