diff --git a/app/webpacker/css/admin_v3/components/tom_select.scss b/app/webpacker/css/admin_v3/components/tom_select.scss
index 4d335c80c0..74e6c19c6b 100644
--- a/app/webpacker/css/admin_v3/components/tom_select.scss
+++ b/app/webpacker/css/admin_v3/components/tom_select.scss
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
       input {
         &::placeholder {
-          color: $light-grey;
+          color: $medium-light-grey;
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/app/webpacker/css/admin_v3/globals/palette.scss b/app/webpacker/css/admin_v3/globals/palette.scss
index 59b3c88c3a..b56ca9c426 100644
--- a/app/webpacker/css/admin_v3/globals/palette.scss
+++ b/app/webpacker/css/admin_v3/globals/palette.scss
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ $yellow: #ff9300 !default; // Yellow
 $mystic: #d9e8eb !default; // Mystic
 $lighter-grey: #f8f9fa !default; // Lighter grey
 $light-grey: #eff1f2 !default; // Light grey (Porcelain)
+$medium-light-grey: #babdbe !default; // Silver Sand
 $medium-grey: #919191 !default; // Medium grey
 $dark-grey: #2e3132 !default; // Dark Grey
 $near-black: #191c1d !default; // Near-black (Shark)