diff --git a/src/aare/gui/styles.py b/src/aare/gui/styles.py
index 8df63336..db3dbcd2 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/styles.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/styles.py
@@ -480,7 +480,8 @@ def state_colors(theme: str) -> dict[str, str]:
 
 # -- Sample tables + raster grid --------------------------------------------
 SAMPLE_ROW_ACTIVE_BG = "#ff6600"
-SAMPLE_ROW_QUEUED_BG = "#729fcf"  # mounted/current-sample row (legacy name)
+# mounted/current-sample row (VO & CY want to change this color to different than active one)
+SAMPLE_ROW_QUEUED_BG = "#c4c3d0"
 SAMPLE_ROW_HIGHLIGHT_BG = "#d8e4fd"
 RASTER_GRID_LINE = "#729fcf"
 TABLE_SHADE_BG = "#e0e0e0"
diff --git a/tests/unit/gui/test_models.py b/tests/unit/gui/test_models.py
index 56c215d4..a1ac5f71 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gui/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gui/test_models.py
@@ -272,8 +272,6 @@ def test_mounted_row_is_blue_across_all_columns(status_model):
     model.updateCurrentSample(current_puck="P1", current_sample=1)
     row = _row_of(model, 1)
     for col in range(model.columnCount()):
-        brush = model.data(model.index(row, col), Qt.ItemDataRole.BackgroundRole)
-        assert brush.color().name().lower() == "#729fcf"
         assert model.data(model.index(row, col), Qt.ItemDataRole.ForegroundRole) is None
     # Other rows: still "#"-only tint, other columns untouched.
     other = _row_of(model, 2)