diff --git a/src/react/JSONTree/JSONBooleanNode.js b/src/react/JSONTree/JSONBooleanNode.js
index 01a8b8a1..d0b14d4c 100644
--- a/src/react/JSONTree/JSONBooleanNode.js
+++ b/src/react/JSONTree/JSONBooleanNode.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default class JSONBooleanNode extends React.Component {
     let backgroundColor = 'transparent';
     if (this.props.previousValue !== this.props.value) {
       const bgColor = hexToRgb(this.props.theme.base08);
-      backgroundColor = `rgba(${bgColor.r}, ${bgColor.g}, ${bgColor.b}, 0.04)`;
+      backgroundColor = `rgba(${bgColor.r}, ${bgColor.g}, ${bgColor.b}, 0.06)`;
     }
     return (
       <li style={{ ...styles.base, backgroundColor }} onClick={::this.handleClick}>
diff --git a/src/react/JSONTree/JSONNullNode.js b/src/react/JSONTree/JSONNullNode.js
index 1a09c1a8..a2411873 100644
--- a/src/react/JSONTree/JSONNullNode.js
+++ b/src/react/JSONTree/JSONNullNode.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default class JSONNullNode extends React.Component {
     let backgroundColor = 'transparent';
     if (this.props.previousValue !== this.props.value) {
       const bgColor = hexToRgb(this.props.theme.base08);
-      backgroundColor = `rgba(${bgColor.r}, ${bgColor.g}, ${bgColor.b}, 0.04)`;
+      backgroundColor = `rgba(${bgColor.r}, ${bgColor.g}, ${bgColor.b}, 0.06)`;
     }
     return (
       <li style={{ ...styles.base, backgroundColor }} onClick={::this.handleClick}>
diff --git a/src/react/JSONTree/JSONNumberNode.js b/src/react/JSONTree/JSONNumberNode.js
index 622a7c3b..f57b5f90 100644
--- a/src/react/JSONTree/JSONNumberNode.js
+++ b/src/react/JSONTree/JSONNumberNode.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default class JSONNumberNode extends React.Component {
     let backgroundColor = 'transparent';
     if (this.props.previousValue !== this.props.value) {
       const bgColor = hexToRgb(this.props.theme.base08);
-      backgroundColor = `rgba(${bgColor.r}, ${bgColor.g}, ${bgColor.b}, 0.04)`;
+      backgroundColor = `rgba(${bgColor.r}, ${bgColor.g}, ${bgColor.b}, 0.06)`;
     }
     return (
       <li style={{ ...styles.base, backgroundColor }} onClick={::this.handleClick}>
diff --git a/src/react/JSONTree/JSONStringNode.js b/src/react/JSONTree/JSONStringNode.js
index 74926a3e..fd9e2e5f 100644
--- a/src/react/JSONTree/JSONStringNode.js
+++ b/src/react/JSONTree/JSONStringNode.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default class JSONStringNode extends React.Component {
     let backgroundColor = 'transparent';
     if (this.props.previousValue !== this.props.value) {
       const bgColor = hexToRgb(this.props.theme.base08);
-      backgroundColor = `rgba(${bgColor.r}, ${bgColor.g}, ${bgColor.b}, 0.04)`;
+      backgroundColor = `rgba(${bgColor.r}, ${bgColor.g}, ${bgColor.b}, 0.06)`;
     }
     return (
       <li style={{ ...styles.base, backgroundColor }} onClick={::this.handleClick}>