diff --git a/explore/src/app/fos/fos.component.css b/explore/src/app/fos/fos.component.css
index f4b83d93..5f7378e1 100644
--- a/explore/src/app/fos/fos.component.css
+++ b/explore/src/app/fos/fos.component.css
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-mark.highlighted {
-	background: #3086ED !important;
-	color: inherit !important;
-}
 .custom-bottom-border {
-	border-bottom: solid 5px rgba(233, 100, 57, 0.3);
+	border-bottom: solid 5px rgba(var(--explore-color-rgb), var(--opacity));
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/explore/src/assets/common-assets b/explore/src/assets/common-assets
index 468555a5..542a34e6 160000
--- a/explore/src/assets/common-assets
+++ b/explore/src/assets/common-assets
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 468555a58f5808dbd8b6657ae0360fb7d0d4ab75
+Subproject commit 542a34e6077d1e7835500a81669b29e9b465ebb5
diff --git a/explore/src/assets/explore-custom.css b/explore/src/assets/explore-custom.css
index d2812baf..a68ec725 100644
--- a/explore/src/assets/explore-custom.css
+++ b/explore/src/assets/explore-custom.css
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   --background-primary-image:none;
   --background-secondary: var(--grey-color);
   --background-secondary-image:none;
+  --background-primary-rgb: var(--explore-color-rgb);
 
   /*fonts*/
   --text-primary-color: var(--explore-color);
diff --git a/explore/src/assets/openaire-theme b/explore/src/assets/openaire-theme
index 21ecbb2b..3b518bbe 160000
--- a/explore/src/assets/openaire-theme
+++ b/explore/src/assets/openaire-theme
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 21ecbb2b0c207ac7e73dc0dbf158ee07713abe5f
+Subproject commit 3b518bbe8d442f0ce798663384ca33084da61009