diff --git a/htdocs/theme/eldy/global.inc.php b/htdocs/theme/eldy/global.inc.php
index e6991388ad0..1c807b7b2b1 100644
--- a/htdocs/theme/eldy/global.inc.php
+++ b/htdocs/theme/eldy/global.inc.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 	--oddevencolor: #202020;
 	--colorboxstatsborder: #e0e0e0;
 	--dolgraphbg: rgba(255,255,255,0);
-	--fieldrequiredcolor: #804000;
+	--fieldrequiredcolor: #700040;
 	--colortextbacktab: #<?php print $colortextbacktab; ?>;
 	--colorboxiconbg: #eee;
 	--refidnocolor:#444;