diff --git a/src/cssStyles.tsx b/src/cssStyles.tsx
index c25c121b4..5ecef6690 100644
--- a/src/cssStyles.tsx
+++ b/src/cssStyles.tsx
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ export const subtitleSelectStyle = (theme: Theme) => createTheme({
     MuiSelect: {
       styleOverrides: {
         select: {
-          background: `${theme.background}`,
+          background: `${theme.element_bg}`,
           color: `${theme.text} !important`,
         },
         icon: {
diff --git a/src/themes.ts b/src/themes.ts
index d1b74d2d1..461e086fc 100644
--- a/src/themes.ts
+++ b/src/themes.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Theme } from "./redux/themeSlice";
 
 export const lightMode: Theme = {
-  background: 'snow',
+  background: 'whitesmoke',
   text: '#000',
   error: '#ed1741',
   element_bg: 'snow',