diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/colors.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/colors.scss
index f716636a1..a6c4b50df 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/colors.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/colors.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+$highlight-white: #FAFAFA;
+
 $background-white: #FFFFFF;
 $background-grey: #EEEEEE;
 $background-blue: #E7F2F7;