diff --git a/components/_dropdowns.scss b/components/_dropdowns.scss
index aab41b02f..7b5a49776 100644
--- a/components/_dropdowns.scss
+++ b/components/_dropdowns.scss
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ $dropdown-content-z-index: 1;
 
 .wds-dropdown-content {
 	background-color: $color-white;
-	box-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .2);
+	box-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 rgba($color-black, .2);
 	display: none;
 	position: absolute;
 	z-index: $dropdown-content-z-index;
 
 	&.wds-is-dark {
-		box-shadow: 0 0 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
+		box-shadow: 0 0 20px 0 rgba($color-black, .3);
 	}
 
 	&.wds-is-right-aligned {