diff --git a/themes/original/scss/_tables.scss b/themes/original/scss/_tables.scss
index ea6a20660d..bca626a94b 100644
--- a/themes/original/scss/_tables.scss
+++ b/themes/original/scss/_tables.scss
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
   thead th {
     border-bottom: 0;
+    background: $th-background;
   }
 }
 
@@ -15,4 +16,18 @@
   tbody tr:nth-of-type(odd) {
     background-color: $bg-one;
   }
+  tbody tr:nth-of-type(even) {
+    background-color: $bg-two;
+  }
+}
+
+.table-light {
+  --#{$variable-prefix}table-bg: #{$table-bg};
+  --#{$variable-prefix}table-accent-bg: #{$table-accent-bg};
+  --#{$variable-prefix}table-striped-color: #{$table-striped-color};
+  --#{$variable-prefix}table-striped-bg: #{$table-striped-bg};
+  --#{$variable-prefix}table-active-color: #{$table-active-color};
+  --#{$variable-prefix}table-active-bg: #{$table-active-bg};
+  --#{$variable-prefix}table-hover-color: #{$table-hover-color};
+  --#{$variable-prefix}table-hover-bg: #{$table-hover-bg};
 }
diff --git a/themes/original/scss/_variables.scss b/themes/original/scss/_variables.scss
index fe9f26abc9..c9e2af6817 100644
--- a/themes/original/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/themes/original/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ $headings-font-weight: bold;
 $table-cell-padding: 0.1em 0.5em;
 $table-cell-padding-sm: $table-cell-padding;
 $table-striped-order: even;
-$table-bg: #f5f5f5;
+$table-bg: transparent;
 $table-hover-bg: $browse-pointer-background;
 $table-hover-color: $browse-pointer-color;
 $table-head-color: $th-color;