diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css b/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
index cfd490f4233d4..0f3c33521bcf9 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
 }
 
 .community-events li.event-none {
-	border-left: 4px solid #72aee6;
+	border-left: 4px solid var(--wp-admin-theme-color);
 }
 
 #dashboard-widgets .community-events li.event-none a {
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
 }
 
 .community-events ul {
-	background-color: #f6f7f7;
+	background-color: rgba(var(--wp-admin-theme-color--rgb),.08);
 	padding-left: 0;
 	padding-right: 0;
 	padding-bottom: 0;
@@ -574,15 +574,15 @@
 	color: #2c3338;
 }
 .community-events li:first-child {
-	border-top: 1px solid #f0f0f1;
+	border-top: 1px solid #e9e9ed;
 }
 
 .community-events li ~ li {
-	border-top: 1px solid #f0f0f1;
+	border-top: 1px solid #e9e9ed;
 }
 
 .community-events .activity-block.last {
-	border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f0f1;
+	border-bottom: 1px solid #e9e9ed;
 	padding-top: 0;
 	margin-top: -1px;
 }