diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/InteractiveBlockComponent.importable.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/InteractiveBlockComponent.importable.tsx
index 03698c2306c..ebe27716f64 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/InteractiveBlockComponent.importable.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/InteractiveBlockComponent.importable.tsx
@@ -113,7 +113,11 @@ const wrapperStyle = ({
 	isDatawrapperGraphic: boolean;
 }) => css`
 	${format.theme === ArticleSpecial.Labs ? textSans17 : article17}
-	background-color: ${themePalette('--interactive-block-background')};
+	background-color: ${themePalette(
+		isDatawrapperGraphic
+			? '--interactive-block-background-datawrapper'
+			: '--interactive-block-background',
+	)};
 	min-height: ${getMinHeight(role, loaded)};
 	position: relative;
 	display: flex;
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/palette.ts b/dotcom-rendering/src/palette.ts
index a1fff1fc2ea..7d2bb7c1246 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/palette.ts
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/palette.ts
@@ -6551,6 +6551,10 @@ const paletteColours = {
 		light: interactiveBlockBackgroundLight,
 		dark: interactiveBlockBackgroundDark,
 	},
+	'--interactive-block-background-datawrapper': {
+		light: interactiveBlockBackgroundLight,
+		dark: articleBackgroundDark,
+	},
 	'--interactive-contents-hover': {
 		light: interactiveContentsHoverLight,
 		dark: interactiveContentsHoverDark,