diff --git a/client/styles/abstracts/_variables.scss b/client/styles/abstracts/_variables.scss
index a41a2097..0a70ada0 100644
--- a/client/styles/abstracts/_variables.scss
+++ b/client/styles/abstracts/_variables.scss
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ $light-primary-text-color: #333;
 $light-secondary-text-color: #6b6b6b;
 $light-inactive-text-color: #b5b5b5;
 $light-background-color: #fdfdfd;
+$light-sidebar-background: $white;
 
 $light-button-background-color: #f4f4f4;
 $light-button-color: $black;