diff --git a/lms/static/sass/base/_variables.scss b/lms/static/sass/base/_variables.scss
index 5c8c8d18d9..2bbb34a03f 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/base/_variables.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/base/_variables.scss
@@ -88,9 +88,10 @@ $dashboard-profile-header-color: transparent;
 $dashboard-profile-color: rgb(252,252,252);
 $dot-color: $light-gray;
 
-$content-wrapper-bg: shade($body-bg, 2%);
+$content-wrapper-bg: $white;
 $course-bg-color: #d6d6d6;
 $course-bg-image: url(../images/bg-texture.png);
+$account-content-wrapper-bg: shade($body-bg, 2%);
 
 $course-profile-bg: rgb(245,245,245);
 $course-header-bg: rgba(255,255,255, 0.93);
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/course/base/_base.scss b/lms/static/sass/course/base/_base.scss
index 584412ca22..6d87b7f554 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/course/base/_base.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/course/base/_base.scss
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ a {
     width: 100%;
     border-radius: 3px;
     border: 1px solid $outer-border-color;
-    background: $body-bg;
+    background: $container-bg;
     @include box-shadow(0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05));
   }
 }
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ textarea,
 input[type="text"],
 input[type="email"],
 input[type="password"] {
-  background: $body-bg;
+  background: $white;
   border: 1px solid $border-color-2;
   @include border-radius(0);
   @include box-shadow(0 1px 0 0 rgba(255,255,255, 0.6), inset 0 0 3px 0 rgba(0,0,0, 0.1));
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/multicourse/_account.scss b/lms/static/sass/multicourse/_account.scss
index dfd803a22d..7528368986 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/multicourse/_account.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/multicourse/_account.scss
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 // page-level
 .view-register, .view-login, .view-passwordreset {
-  background: $body-bg;
+  background: $container-bg;
 
 
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
   // layout
   .content-wrapper {
-    background: $content-wrapper-bg;
+    background: $account-content-wrapper-bg;
     padding-bottom: 0;
   }
 
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
         }
 
         textarea, input {
-          background: $body-bg;
+          background: $container-bg;
           color: rgba(0,0,0,.25);
         }
       }