diff --git a/Ghidra/Framework/Gui/data/gui.palette.theme.properties b/Ghidra/Framework/Gui/data/gui.palette.theme.properties
index 8aa2fe25e7..fe7a42cd4b 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Framework/Gui/data/gui.palette.theme.properties
+++ b/Ghidra/Framework/Gui/data/gui.palette.theme.properties
@@ -114,3 +114,7 @@ color.palette.yellow = moccasin
 color.palette.lightcornflowerblue = cornflowerblue
 color.palette.lightpurple = #805080 // low saturation purple
 
+
+[CDE/Motif]
+
+color.palette.lightgray = gray // dark enough to see on Motif's light background
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