diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
index 1c3d9e350..5fa8174dd 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/branches_controller.go
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func coloredStateText(state string) string {
 	if icons.IsIconEnabled() {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s",
 			withPrFgColor(state, ""),
-			withPrBgColor(state, style.FgWhite.Sprint(stateText(state))),
+			withPrBgColor(state, color.RGB(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, false).Sprint(stateText(state))),
 			withPrFgColor(state, ""))
 	}