diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/highlight/monokai.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/highlight/monokai.scss
index c196cc1d61c..6d8f740fc09 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/highlight/monokai.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/highlight/monokai.scss
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $monokai-purple: #ae81ff;
     color: $monokai-fg;
   }
 
-  .hll { background-color: #ffffcc }
+  .hll { background-color: darken($hover, 65%) }
   .c  { color: $monokai-comment } /* Comment */
   .err { color: $monokai-fg } /* Error */
   .g  { color: $monokai-fg } /* Generic */