diff --git a/_sass/_bootstrap_variables.scss b/_sass/_bootstrap_variables.scss
index daa1ddb3ca9f96ae40d0ecc377ace7b37bb8e9ad..ec7a8dd61168b4f59f28a545f7a9233aa2a05cd3 100644
--- a/_sass/_bootstrap_variables.scss
+++ b/_sass/_bootstrap_variables.scss
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ $theme-colors: (
     "warning":          $color-helmholtz-energy,
     "overall":          $color-helmoltz-gray,
     "backbone":         $color-helmholtz-matter,
-    "cloud":            $color-helmholtz-space,
+    "cloud":            $color-helmholtz-earth,
     "software":         $color-helmholtz-green,
     "overall-light":    lighten($color-helmoltz-gray, 30%),
     "backbone-light":   lighten($color-helmholtz-matter, 15%),
-    "cloud-light":      lighten($color-helmholtz-space, 15%),
+    "cloud-light":      lighten($color-helmholtz-earth, 15%),
     "software-light":   lighten($color-helmholtz-green, 15%)
 );