diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6dba3c5648c..2886eba5e98 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## [`master`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/master)
 
+- Lightened `EuiBadge` hollow border color in dark mode ([#2746](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2746))
 - Added `minInputProps` and `maxInputProps` to supply more props to the inputs of `EuiDualRange` ([#2738](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2738))
 - Changed `EuiBadge` to use EUI palette colors ([#2455](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2455))
 - Darkened a few `euiPaletteColorBlind` colors ([#2455](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2455))
diff --git a/src/components/badge/_badge.scss b/src/components/badge/_badge.scss
index e021e5ac322..1333a8623f7 100644
--- a/src/components/badge/_badge.scss
+++ b/src/components/badge/_badge.scss
@@ -126,6 +126,6 @@
 // Hollow has a border and is mostly used for autocompleters.
 .euiBadge--hollow {
   background-color: $euiColorEmptyShade;
-  border-color: $euiBorderColor;
+  border-color: lightOrDarkTheme($euiBorderColor, tint($euiBorderColor, 15%));
   color: $euiTextColor;
 }