diff --git a/browser/components/newtab/content-src/styles/_variables.scss b/browser/components/newtab/content-src/styles/_variables.scss
index 3438118fac6b..8ae8e2c89bcb 100644
--- a/browser/components/newtab/content-src/styles/_variables.scss
+++ b/browser/components/newtab/content-src/styles/_variables.scss
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ $newtab-wordmark-default-color: #20123A;
 // Matching proton in-content colors
 $in-content-page-color: rgb(21, 20, 26);
 $in-content-page-color-dark: rgb(251, 251, 254);
-$in-content-page-background: $white;
+$in-content-page-background: #F9F9FB;
 $in-content-page-background-dark: rgb(28, 27, 34);
 
 $newtab-card-primary-text-color: #20123A;
diff --git a/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-linux.css b/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-linux.css
index 55ec12db1b13..c09ade04f90f 100644
--- a/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-linux.css
+++ b/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-linux.css
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ input {
   display: none !important; }
 
 body {
-  --newtab-background-color: #FFF;
+  --newtab-background-color: #F9F9FB;
   --newtab-border-primary-color: #B1B1B3;
   --newtab-border-secondary-color: #D7D7DB;
   --newtab-element-active-color: rgba(215, 215, 219, 0.6);
diff --git a/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-mac.css b/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-mac.css
index b3cb8de66f43..61fb43342383 100644
--- a/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-mac.css
+++ b/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-mac.css
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ input {
   display: none !important; }
 
 body {
-  --newtab-background-color: #FFF;
+  --newtab-background-color: #F9F9FB;
   --newtab-border-primary-color: #B1B1B3;
   --newtab-border-secondary-color: #D7D7DB;
   --newtab-element-active-color: rgba(215, 215, 219, 0.6);
diff --git a/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-windows.css b/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-windows.css
index 90b7b762ed28..f05bfcc5cd87 100644
--- a/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-windows.css
+++ b/browser/components/newtab/css/activity-stream-windows.css
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ input {
   display: none !important; }
 
 body {
-  --newtab-background-color: #FFF;
+  --newtab-background-color: #F9F9FB;
   --newtab-border-primary-color: #B1B1B3;
   --newtab-border-secondary-color: #D7D7DB;
   --newtab-element-active-color: rgba(215, 215, 219, 0.6);
diff --git a/browser/themes/addons/alpenglow/manifest.json b/browser/themes/addons/alpenglow/manifest.json
index 814139810a30..e211ce223d83 100644
--- a/browser/themes/addons/alpenglow/manifest.json
+++ b/browser/themes/addons/alpenglow/manifest.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
       "tab_background_separator": "hsla(261, 53%, 15%, 1)",
       "tab_line": "hsla(265, 100%, 72%, 1)",
       "tab_loading": "hsla(265, 100%, 72%, 1)",
-      "ntp_background": "hsla(0, 0%, 100%, 1)",
+      "ntp_background": "#F9F9FB",
       "ntp_text": "hsla(261, 53%, 15%, 1)",
       "popup": "hsla(254, 46%, 21%, 1)",
       "popup_text": "hsla(255, 100%, 94%, 1)",
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
       "tab_background_separator": "hsla(255, 100%, 94%, 1)",
       "tab_line": "hsla(265, 100%, 72%, 1)",
       "tab_loading": "hsla(265, 100%, 72%, 1)",
-      "ntp_background": "hsla(254, 46%, 21%, .96)",
+      "ntp_background": "#2A2A2E",
       "ntp_text": "hsla(255, 100%, 94%, 1)",
       "popup": "hsla(250, 43%, 25%, 1)",
       "popup_text": "hsla(255, 100%, 94%, 1)",
diff --git a/browser/themes/addons/dark/manifest.json b/browser/themes/addons/dark/manifest.json
index 76a90f8234a3..0b8f8afd67e6 100644
--- a/browser/themes/addons/dark/manifest.json
+++ b/browser/themes/addons/dark/manifest.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       "toolbar_field_text": "rgb(251,251,254)",
       "toolbar_field_focus": "rgb(66,65,77)",
       "toolbar_text": "rgb(251, 251, 254)",
-      "ntp_background": "rgb(28, 27, 34)",
+      "ntp_background": "#2A2A2E",
       "ntp_text": "rgb(251, 251, 254)",
       "sidebar": "#38383D",
       "sidebar_text": "rgb(249, 249, 250)",
diff --git a/browser/themes/addons/light/manifest.json b/browser/themes/addons/light/manifest.json
index 83527998bd7e..6f0059bc0b1c 100644
--- a/browser/themes/addons/light/manifest.json
+++ b/browser/themes/addons/light/manifest.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       "toolbar_field_border": "transparent",
       "toolbar_field_focus": "white",
       "toolbar_text": "rgb(21,20,26)",
-      "ntp_background": "#fff",
+      "ntp_background": "#F9F9FB",
       "ntp_text": "rgb(21, 20, 26)",
       "popup_action_color": "rgb(91,91,102)",
       "button": "rgb(240,240,244)",
diff --git a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/default-theme/manifest.json b/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/default-theme/manifest.json
index bf307d0abf1a..536fe83a9ee0 100644
--- a/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/default-theme/manifest.json
+++ b/toolkit/mozapps/extensions/default-theme/manifest.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       "toolbar_field_text": "rgb(251,251,254)",
       "toolbar_field_focus": "rgb(66,65,77)",
       "toolbar_text": "rgb(251, 251, 254)",
-      "ntp_background": "rgb(28, 27, 34)",
+      "ntp_background": "#2A2A2E",
       "ntp_text": "rgb(251, 251, 254)",
       "sidebar": "#38383D",
       "sidebar_text": "rgb(249, 249, 250)",