diff --git a/client/styles/abstracts/_variables.scss b/client/styles/abstracts/_variables.scss
index 8852d29c91..68c6965d65 100644
--- a/client/styles/abstracts/_variables.scss
+++ b/client/styles/abstracts/_variables.scss
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ $themes: (
     preferences-button-background-color: $medium-light,
     preferences-warning-color: $p5js-pink,
     primary-text-color: $dark,
-    progress-bar-active-color: $p5js-active-pink,
+    progress-bar-active-color: $dark,
     progress-bar-background-color: $light,
     progress-bar-border-color: $middle-gray,
     search-background-color: $lightest,
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ $themes: (
     preferences-button-background-color: $middle-dark,
     preferences-warning-color: $yellow,
     primary-text-color: $lightest,
-    progress-bar-active-color: $p5js-active-pink,
+    progress-bar-active-color: $lightest,
     progress-bar-background-color: $darker,
     progress-bar-border-color: $middle-gray,
     search-background-color: $darker,