diff --git a/themes/pmahomme/css/navigation.css.php b/themes/pmahomme/css/navigation.css.php
index 2770529e24..a0422201eb 100644
--- a/themes/pmahomme/css/navigation.css.php
+++ b/themes/pmahomme/css/navigation.css.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if (! defined('PMA_MINIMUM_COMMON') && ! defined('TESTSUITE')) {
     top: 0;
     <?php echo $left; ?>: 0;
     height: 100%;
-    background: url(./themes/pmahomme/img/left_nav_bg.png) repeat-y right 0% #f3f3f3;
+    background: url(./themes/pmahomme/img/left_nav_bg.png) repeat-y right 0% <?php echo $GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviBackground']; ?>;
     color: <?php echo $GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviColor']; ?>;
 }
 
diff --git a/themes/pmahomme/layout.inc.php b/themes/pmahomme/layout.inc.php
index 49d1143db1..a0247285fe 100644
--- a/themes/pmahomme/layout.inc.php
+++ b/themes/pmahomme/layout.inc.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviWidth']                = 240;
 $GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviColor']                = '#000';
 
 // background for the navi frame
-$GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviBackground']           = '#D0DCE0';
+$GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviBackground']           = '#f3f3f3';
 
 // foreground (text) color of the pointer in navi frame
 $GLOBALS['cfg']['NaviPointerColor']         = '#000';