diff --git a/res/values-night/colors.xml b/res/values-night/colors.xml
index cdbeada4168..617feb31ec1 100644
--- a/res/values-night/colors.xml
+++ b/res/values-night/colors.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   <color name="homepage_support_background">#3F5FBD</color>
   <!-- 80% black for status bar of homepage -->
   <color name="homepage_status_bar_color">#cc000000</color>
-  <color name="homepage_card_dismissal_background">@*android:color/material_grey_800</color>
+  <color name="homepage_card_dismissal_background">@*android:color/material_grey_900</color>
+  <color name="contextual_card_background">@*android:color/material_grey_900</color>
 </resources>
 
diff --git a/res/values/colors.xml b/res/values/colors.xml
index f6723a86074..a10d1d7cd7d 100644
--- a/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -100,8 +100,10 @@
     <color name="homepage_location_background">#2EC7DC</color>
     <color name="homepage_about_background">#9FA8DA</color>
     <color name="homepage_privacy_background">#5E97F6</color>
+
     <color name="homepage_card_stroke_color">#1f000000</color>
     <color name="homepage_card_dismissal_background">@*android:color/material_grey_50</color>
+    <color name="contextual_card_background">@*android:color/background_device_default_light</color>
     <!-- End of dashboard/homepage icon background colors -->
 
     <color name="switchbar_text_color">@android:color/white</color>
diff --git a/res/values/styles.xml b/res/values/styles.xml
index b8f6732777b..15ffd9f4e73 100644
--- a/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@
         <item name="android:layout_marginBottom">@dimen/homepage_card_vertical_margin</item>
         <item name="android:layout_marginStart">@dimen/homepage_card_side_margin</item>
         <item name="android:layout_marginEnd">@dimen/homepage_card_side_margin</item>
+        <item name="cardBackgroundColor">@color/contextual_card_background</item>
         <item name="cardCornerRadius">@*android:dimen/config_dialogCornerRadius</item>
         <item name="cardElevation">0dp</item>
         <item name="strokeColor">@color/homepage_card_stroke_color</item>