diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/variables.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/variables.scss
index 54dc54ac0283ca..6adbb085ea4699 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/variables.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/variables.scss
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $gold-star: #ca8f04 !default; // Dark Goldenrod
 $red-bookmark: $warning-red;
 
 // Values from the classic Mastodon UI
-$classic-base-color: #282c37; // Midnight Express
+$classic-base-color: rgba(40, 44, 55, 0.95); // Midnight Express + transparency for cats
 $classic-primary-color: #9baec8; // Echo Blue
 $classic-secondary-color: #d9e1e8; // Pattens Blue
 $classic-highlight-color: #6364ff; // Brand purple