diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/hint/HintUtil.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/hint/HintUtil.java
index 48c1678bd249..6aab28aa8d20 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/hint/HintUtil.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/hint/HintUtil.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2012 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2016 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.event.MouseListener;
 
 public class HintUtil {
-  public static final Color INFORMATION_COLOR = new JBColor(new Color(253, 254, 226), new Color(0x4d4f51));
+  public static final Color INFORMATION_COLOR = new JBColor(new Color(0xf8f8f8), new Color(0x4d4f51));
   public static final Color QUESTION_COLOR = new JBColor(new Color(181, 208, 251), new Color(55, 108, 137));
   public static final Color ERROR_COLOR = new JBColor(new Color(255, 220, 220), new Color(0x781732));