diff --git a/sass/base/generic.sass b/sass/base/generic.sass
index 12818e94..6fd58484 100644
--- a/sass/base/generic.sass
+++ b/sass/base/generic.sass
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$body-background-color: #fff !default
+$body-background-color: $white !default
 $body-size: 16px !default
 $body-rendering: optimizeLegibility !default
 $body-family: $family-primary !default