diff --git a/src/ui/bigtext/newhighlightingdialog.py b/src/ui/bigtext/newhighlightingdialog.py
index ef010bf..6aca94e 100644
--- a/src/ui/bigtext/newhighlightingdialog.py
+++ b/src/ui/bigtext/newhighlightingdialog.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class NewHighlightingDialog(QDialog):
 
     def _new_highlighter(self):
         highlight_regex = HighlightRegex("", ignore_case=True, is_regex=True, hit_background_color="ccb400",
-                                         line_background_color="fff080")
+                                         line_background_color="None")
         self._add_highlight_regex_to_list(highlight_regex, select=True)