diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/onboarding_padded_background.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/onboarding_padded_background.xml
index f0b944c9f..4e5b99bb6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable/onboarding_padded_background.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/onboarding_padded_background.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
    - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
    - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. -->
 <ripple xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:color="?android:attr/colorControlHighlight">
+    android:color="@color/onboarding_padded_background_color">
     <item
         android:bottom="6dp"
         android:top="6dp">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 845bb44c4..691259a1e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@
     <color name="mozac_feature_readerview_selected">@color/accent_high_contrast_dark_theme</color>
 
     <!-- Onboarding colors -->
+    <color name="onboarding_padded_background_color">#1F000000</color>
     <color name="onboarding_card_background_dark">#20123A</color>
     <color name="onboarding_card_primary_text_dark">#FFFFFF</color>
     <color name="onboarding_card_button_background_dark">#F9F9FB</color>