diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
index 87563cbc1ee..d63912a4a48 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ iframe {
 
 .moderator {
   .topic-body {
-    background-color: dark-light-diff($highlight, $secondary, 50%, -80%);
+    background-color: dark-light-diff($highlight, $secondary, 70%, -80%);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss
index 113a7e53367..84a9e206ed9 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ span.post-count {
 
 .topic-post {
   &.moderator {
-    background-color: scale-color($highlight, $lightness: 60%);
+    background-color: scale-color($highlight, $lightness: 75%);
   }
 }