diff --git a/packages/base-styles/_colors.scss b/packages/base-styles/_colors.scss
index efadbfbe9011c8..51887e346b79ae 100644
--- a/packages/base-styles/_colors.scss
+++ b/packages/base-styles/_colors.scss
@@ -43,4 +43,3 @@ $light-gray-800: #b5bcc2;
 $light-gray-700: #ccd0d4;
 $light-gray-600: #d7dade;
 $light-gray-500: #e2e4e7;
-$light-gray-400: #e8eaeb;
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/classic/editor.scss b/packages/block-library/src/classic/editor.scss
index ecfdfb21457c59..0c5ef1f3c109f9 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/classic/editor.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/classic/editor.scss
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 	}
 
 	&:focus code[data-mce-selected] {
-		background: $light-gray-400;
+		background: $gray-200;
 	}
 
 	.alignright {
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@
 		}
 
 		.loading-placeholder {
-			border: 1px dashed $light-gray-400;
+			border: 1px dashed $gray-200;
 			padding: 10px;
 		}
 
 		.wpview-error {
-			border: 1px solid $light-gray-400;
+			border: 1px solid $gray-200;
 			padding: 1em 0;
 			margin: 0;
 			word-wrap: break-word;
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-panel/style.scss b/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-panel/style.scss
index b8edda461ed970..3b684c59154107 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-panel/style.scss
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-publish-panel/style.scss
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 
 	input[readonly] {
 		padding: 10px;
-		background: $light-gray-400;
+		background: $gray-200;
 		overflow: hidden;
 		text-overflow: ellipsis;
 	}