diff --git a/app/webpacker/css/admin/variables.scss b/app/webpacker/css/admin/variables.scss
index a06b20a1b6..37e5d6164a 100644
--- a/app/webpacker/css/admin/variables.scss
+++ b/app/webpacker/css/admin/variables.scss
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 $color-warning: $color-5;
 $color-tbl-border: $pale-blue;
 
-$color-modal-close-btn: #de6060;
-$color-modal-close-btn-hover: #bf4545;
+$color-modal-close-btn: $color-5;
+$color-modal-close-btn-hover: darken($color-5, 5%);
 $disabled-button: $light-grey;