diff --git a/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid b/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
index e32a4b45e..2010b45e6 100644
--- a/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
+++ b/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ button.tc-btn-invisible.tc-remove-tag-button {
 }
 
 .tc-tiddler-frame iframe.tc-edit-texteditor {
-	background-color: <<colour background>>;
+	background-color: <<colour tiddler-background>>;
 }
 
 .tc-tiddler-frame .tc-binary-warning {