diff --git a/inst/www/shared/selectize/scss/selectize.bootstrap3.scss b/inst/www/shared/selectize/scss/selectize.bootstrap3.scss
index 7f847b39b..8bd94d42a 100644
--- a/inst/www/shared/selectize/scss/selectize.bootstrap3.scss
+++ b/inst/www/shared/selectize/scss/selectize.bootstrap3.scss
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ $select-color-input-full: $input-bg;
 $select-color-input-error: $state-danger-text;
 $select-color-input-error-focus: darken($select-color-input-error, 10%);
 $select-color-disabled: $input-bg;
-$select-color-item: #efefef;
+$select-color-item: RGBA($select-color-text, 0.1);
 $select-color-item-border: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
 $select-color-item-active: $component-active-bg;
 $select-color-item-active-text: color-contrast($select-color-item-active);
diff --git a/inst/www/shared/selectize/scss/selectize.bootstrap4.scss b/inst/www/shared/selectize/scss/selectize.bootstrap4.scss
index a797a62da..624ab9138 100644
--- a/inst/www/shared/selectize/scss/selectize.bootstrap4.scss
+++ b/inst/www/shared/selectize/scss/selectize.bootstrap4.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $select-color-input-error-focus: darken(
   10%
 ) !default;
 $select-color-disabled: $input-bg !default;
-$select-color-item: #efefef !default;
+$select-color-item: RGBA($select-color-text, 0.1) !default;
 $select-color-item-border: $border-color !default;
 $select-color-item-active: $component-active-bg !default;
 $select-color-item-active-text: color-contrast($select-color-item-active) !default;
