diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
index e66856a..7e78782 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarView.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.WorkspaceItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.LauncherBindableItemsContainer;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.Themes;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.ActivityContext;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.DoubleShadowBubbleTextView;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.IconButtonView;
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
     private final int mIconTouchSize;
     private final int mItemMarginLeftRight;
     private final int mItemPadding;
+    private final int mFolderLeaveBehindColor;
     private final boolean mIsRtl;
 
     private final TaskbarActivityContext mActivityContext;
@@ -136,6 +138,9 @@
         mItemMarginLeftRight = actualMargin - (mIconTouchSize - actualIconSize) / 2;
         mItemPadding = (mIconTouchSize - actualIconSize) / 2;
 
+        mFolderLeaveBehindColor = Themes.getAttrColor(mActivityContext,
+                android.R.attr.textColorTertiary);
+
         // Needed to draw folder leave-behind when opening one.
         setWillNotDraw(false);
 
@@ -547,7 +552,8 @@
         if (mLeaveBehindFolderIcon != null) {
             canvas.save();
             canvas.translate(mLeaveBehindFolderIcon.getLeft(), mLeaveBehindFolderIcon.getTop());
-            mLeaveBehindFolderIcon.getFolderBackground().drawLeaveBehind(canvas);
+            mLeaveBehindFolderIcon.getFolderBackground().drawLeaveBehind(canvas,
+                    mFolderLeaveBehindColor);
             canvas.restore();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
index 38b0e08..37194b1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@
     private static final String TAG = "CellLayout";
     private static final boolean LOGD = false;
 
+    /** The color of the "leave-behind" shape when a folder is opened from Hotseat. */
+    private static final int FOLDER_LEAVE_BEHIND_COLOR = Color.argb(160, 245, 245, 245);
+
     protected final ActivityContext mActivity;
     @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "launcher")
     @Thunk int mCellWidth;
@@ -528,7 +531,7 @@
                     mFolderLeaveBehind.mDelegateCellY, mTempLocation);
             canvas.save();
             canvas.translate(mTempLocation[0], mTempLocation[1]);
-            mFolderLeaveBehind.drawLeaveBehind(canvas);
+            mFolderLeaveBehind.drawLeaveBehind(canvas, FOLDER_LEAVE_BEHIND_COLOR);
             canvas.restore();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/PreviewBackground.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/PreviewBackground.java
index 8f9fa8a..2465745 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/PreviewBackground.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/PreviewBackground.java
@@ -333,12 +333,15 @@
                 getOffsetX() + inset, getOffsetY() + inset, getScaledRadius() - inset, mPaint);
     }
 
-    public void drawLeaveBehind(Canvas canvas) {
+    /**
+     * Draws the leave-behind circle on the given canvas and in the given color.
+     */
+    public void drawLeaveBehind(Canvas canvas, int color) {
         float originalScale = mScale;
         mScale = 0.5f;
 
         mPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.FILL);
-        mPaint.setColor(Color.argb(160, 245, 245, 245));
+        mPaint.setColor(color);
         getShape().drawShape(canvas, getOffsetX(), getOffsetY(), getScaledRadius(), mPaint);
 
         mScale = originalScale;