diff --git a/packages/ds-theme/src/variants/light/variables.less b/packages/ds-theme/src/variants/light/variables.less
index cc7b5cf8c..55b138029 100644
--- a/packages/ds-theme/src/variants/light/variables.less
+++ b/packages/ds-theme/src/variants/light/variables.less
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
 // List
 @list-text-color                          : @global-text-color;
-@list-background-color                    : transparent;
+@list-background-color                    : @cont-color-common-container-misc-transparent;
 
 // List item
 @list-item-focus-text-color               : @list-item-header-text-color;