diff --git a/static/css/ie.css b/static/css/ie.css
index ddacea59dd..3319f6c5d8 100644
--- a/static/css/ie.css
+++ b/static/css/ie.css
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 	}
 
 	#sidebar .nav-title {
-		color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, 1 ); /* var(--MENU-SECTIONS-LINK-HOVER-color) */
+		color: rgba( 186, 186, 186, 1 ); /* var(--MENU-SECTIONS-LINK-color) */
 	}
 
 	#sidebar hr {
diff --git a/static/css/theme-relearn-bright.css b/static/css/theme-relearn-bright.css
index ae3c83dc5c..fb2c19496e 100644
--- a/static/css/theme-relearn-bright.css
+++ b/static/css/theme-relearn-bright.css
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
     --OPENAPI-theme: light; /* name of the default OpenAPI theme for this variant, can be overridden in config.toml */
     --OPENAPI-CODE-theme: obsidian; /* name of the default OpenAPI code theme for this variant, can be overridden in config.toml */
 
+    --MENU-HEADER-BG-color: rgba( 0, 0, 0, 0 ); /* background color of menu header */
+
     --MENU-HOME-LINK-color: rgba( 64, 64, 64, 1 ); /* home button color if configured */
     --MENU-HOME-LINK-HOVER-color: rgba( 0, 0, 0, 1 ); /* hovered home button color if configured */
 
@@ -36,10 +38,10 @@
     --MENU-SEARCH-BG-color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, .2 ); /* background color of search box */
     --MENU-SEARCH-BORDER-color: transparent; /* border color of search box */
 
-    --MENU-SECTIONS-BG-color: rgba( 244, 244, 244, 1 ); /* background of the menu; this is NOT just a color value but can be a complete CSS background definition including gradients, etc. */
+    --MENU-SECTIONS-BG-color: rgba( 131, 201, 50, 1 ); /* background of the menu; this is NOT just a color value but can be a complete CSS background definition including gradients, etc. */
     --MENU-SECTIONS-ACTIVE-BG-color: rgba( 0, 0, 0, .05 ); /* background color of the active menu section */
     --MENU-SECTIONS-LINK-color: rgba( 50, 50, 50, 1 ); /* link color of menu topics */
-    --MENU-SECTIONS-LINK-HOVER-color: rgba( 99, 128, 208, 1 ); /* hovered link color of menu topics */
+    --MENU-SECTIONS-LINK-HOVER-color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, 1 ); /* hovered link color of menu topics */
     --MENU-SECTION-ACTIVE-CATEGORY-color: rgba( 50, 50, 50, 1 ); /* text color of the displayed menu topic */
     --MENU-SECTION-HR-color: rgba( 96, 96, 96, 1 ); /* separator color of menu footer */
 
diff --git a/static/css/variant.css b/static/css/variant.css
index 48dde02b9c..4e1ac11e22 100644
--- a/static/css/variant.css
+++ b/static/css/variant.css
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ a:hover,
 }
 
 #sidebar .nav-title {
-    color: var(--INTERNAL-MENU-SECTIONS-LINK-HOVER-color);
+    color: var(--INTERNAL-MENU-SECTIONS-LINK-color);
 }
 
 #sidebar hr {