diff --git a/kallithea/public/css/contextbar.css b/kallithea/public/css/contextbar.css
--- a/kallithea/public/css/contextbar.css
+++ b/kallithea/public/css/contextbar.css
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * Stylesheets for the context bar
  */
-nav.navbar #quick ul,
-#context-pages ul {
-  background: #577632;
-}
 .repo-switcher-dropdown.select2-drop.select2-drop-active .select2-results .select2-highlighted,
 ul.dropdown-menu li a:focus,
 nav.navbar #quick li:hover,
diff --git a/kallithea/public/less/kallithea-variables.less b/kallithea/public/less/kallithea-variables.less
--- a/kallithea/public/less/kallithea-variables.less
+++ b/kallithea/public/less/kallithea-variables.less
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@
 @navbar-inverse-toggle-hover-bg:    @navbar-inverse-link-hover-bg;
 @navbar-inverse-toggle-border-color:@kallithea-theme-main-color;
 @dropdown-link-color:               @navbar-inverse-color;
+@dropdown-bg:                       @navbar-inverse-bg;