diff --git a/packages/theme/styles/_text-editor.scss b/packages/theme/styles/_text-editor.scss
index b126db3897..841ee550aa 100644
--- a/packages/theme/styles/_text-editor.scss
+++ b/packages/theme/styles/_text-editor.scss
@@ -283,10 +283,10 @@
   line-height: 1.1em;
 
   &.add {
-    background: lightblue;
+    background: var(--text-editor-highlighted-node-add-background-color);
   }
 
   &.delete {
-    background: orange;
+    background: var(--text-editor-highlighted-node-delete-background-color);
   }
 }
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