diff --git a/static/css/ie.css b/static/css/ie.css
index 30315c5e68..dd61e27071 100644
--- a/static/css/ie.css
+++ b/static/css/ie.css
@@ -516,7 +516,13 @@
 		display: none;
 	}
 
-	.searchform input:-ms-input-placeholder{
+	.searchbox input:-ms-input-placeholder {
 		color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, .4 );
+		opacity: 1;
+	}
+
+	.searchform input:-ms-input-placeholder {
+		color: rgba( 134, 134, 134, .666 );
+		opacity: 1;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/static/css/theme.css b/static/css/theme.css
index bb3250c497..101e21e4b0 100644
--- a/static/css/theme.css
+++ b/static/css/theme.css
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ th {
     font-weight: 300;
 }
 
+.searchbox input::placeholder {
+    color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, .4 );
+    opacity: unset;
+}
+
 #content-wrapper {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
@@ -1582,6 +1587,11 @@ input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-results-decoration { display: none; }
     margin-inline-end: .5rem;
 }
 
+.searchform input::placeholder {
+    color: rgba( 134, 134, 134, .666 );
+    opacity: unset;
+}
+
 .searchform .btn {
     display: inline-flex;
 }
diff --git a/static/css/variant.css b/static/css/variant.css
index 922cdecdc3..18a018a3e7 100644
--- a/static/css/variant.css
+++ b/static/css/variant.css
@@ -416,8 +416,3 @@ pre .copy-to-clipboard-button:hover {
     background-color: var(--INTERNAL-MAIN-BG-color) !important;
     border-bottom-color: var(--INTERNAL-MAIN-BG-color) !important;
 }
-
-.searchform input::placeholder {
-    color: var(--INTERNAL-MAIN-color);
-    filter: grayscale(1) contrast(10000) opacity(.4);
-}