diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/colors.scss b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/colors.scss
index b311b06b5..ce71bcdba 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/colors.scss
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/colors.scss
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ $node-icon-border-color: #000;
 $node-icon-border-color-opacity: 0.1;
 
 $node-config-background: #f3f3f3;
+$node-config-icon-container-disabled: #aaa;
 
 $node-link-port-background: #eee;
 
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/tab-config.scss b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/tab-config.scss
index d6bde7db5..c1f151ca6 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/tab-config.scss
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/tab-config.scss
@@ -101,15 +101,15 @@ ul.red-ui-sidebar-node-config-list li.red-ui-palette-node-config-type {
 }
 .red-ui-palette-node-config-unused,.red-ui-palette-node-config-disabled {
     border-color: var(--red-ui-primary-border-color);
-    background: var(--red-ui-secondary-background-inactive);
+    background: var(--red-ui-node-config-background);
     border-style: dashed;
-    color: var(--red-ui-tertiary-text-color);
+    color: var(--red-ui-node-config-icon-container-disabled);
 }
 .red-ui-palette-node-config-disabled {
     opacity: 0.6;
     font-style: italic;
     i {
-        color: var(--red-ui-secondary-text-color);
+        color: var(--red-ui-node-port-label-color);
         margin-right: 5px;
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/variables.scss b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/variables.scss
index abd31629c..50e1c9310 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/variables.scss
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/variables.scss
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
     --red-ui-node-icon-border-color-opacity: #{$node-icon-border-color-opacity};
 
     --red-ui-node-config-background: #{$node-config-background};
+    --red-ui-node-config-icon-container-disabled: #{$node-config-icon-container-disabled};
 
     --red-ui-node-link-port-background: #{$node-link-port-background};