diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/annotatable/display.scss b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/annotatable/display.scss
index a8d7032e53..e3316c0c4a 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/annotatable/display.scss
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/annotatable/display.scss
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ $body-font-size: em(14);
   cursor: pointer;
 
   @each $highlight in (
+    (yellow rgba(255,255,10,0.3) rgba(255,255,10,0.9)),
     (red rgba(178,19,16,0.3) rgba(178,19,16,0.9)),
     (orange rgba(255,165,0,0.3) rgba(255,165,0,0.9)),
-    (yellow rgba(255,255,10,0.3) rgba(255,255,10,0.9)),
     (green rgba(25,255,132,0.3) rgba(25,255,132,0.9)),
     (blue rgba(35,163,255,0.3) rgba(35,163,255,0.9)),
     (purple rgba(115,9,178,0.3) rgba(115,9,178,0.9))) {