diff --git a/website/doctype/style_settings/custom_template.css b/website/doctype/style_settings/custom_template.css
index 3e4aac76d2d..b7e381bb801 100644
--- a/website/doctype/style_settings/custom_template.css
+++ b/website/doctype/style_settings/custom_template.css
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ div.web-footer {
 {% endif %}
 
 div.web-footer, div.web-footer a {
-	color: #{{ get_hex_shade(doc.page_background or "ffffff", 70) }};
+	color: #{{ get_hex_shade(doc.background_color or "ffffff", 70) }};
 }
 
 /* Bootstrap Navbar */