diff --git a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/ColorSchemes/VisualStudio2017.xml b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/ColorSchemes/VisualStudio2017.xml
index ba5c889c9428f..2cf5c5cfa8692 100644
--- a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/ColorSchemes/VisualStudio2017.xml
+++ b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/ColorSchemes/VisualStudio2017.xml
@@ -790,7 +790,8 @@
                 <Foreground Type="CT_SYSCOLOR" Source="00000008" />
             </Color>
             <Color Name="inline hints">
-                <Foreground Type="CT_SYSCOLOR" Source="00000008" />
+                <Foreground Type="CT_SYSCOLOR" Source="00000005" />
+                <Background Type="CT_SYSCOLOR" Source="00000008" />
             </Color>
             <Color Name="xml doc comment - attribute name">
                 <Foreground Type="CT_SYSCOLOR" Source="00000008" />
diff --git a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/ColorSchemes/VisualStudio2019.xml b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/ColorSchemes/VisualStudio2019.xml
index 99a3dbfdf8685..7dc8bafcedef3 100644
--- a/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/ColorSchemes/VisualStudio2019.xml
+++ b/src/VisualStudio/Core/Def/ColorSchemes/VisualStudio2019.xml
@@ -817,7 +817,8 @@
                 <Foreground Type="CT_SYSCOLOR" Source="00000008" />
             </Color>
             <Color Name="inline parameter name hints">
-                <Foreground Type="CT_SYSCOLOR" Source="00000008" />
+                <Foreground Type="CT_SYSCOLOR" Source="00000005" />
+                <Background Type="CT_SYSCOLOR" Source="00000008" />
             </Color>
             <Color Name="xml doc comment - attribute name">
                 <Foreground Type="CT_SYSCOLOR" Source="00000008" />