diff --git a/editor/themes/editor_theme_manager.cpp b/editor/themes/editor_theme_manager.cpp
index 3b824ea765c..2401767904f 100644
--- a/editor/themes/editor_theme_manager.cpp
+++ b/editor/themes/editor_theme_manager.cpp
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ void EditorThemeManager::_create_shared_styles(const Ref<EditorTheme> &p_theme,
 		p_config.font_hover_pressed_color = p_config.font_hover_color.lerp(p_config.accent_color, 0.74);
 		p_config.font_disabled_color = Color(p_config.mono_color.r, p_config.mono_color.g, p_config.mono_color.b, 0.35);
 		p_config.font_readonly_color = Color(p_config.mono_color.r, p_config.mono_color.g, p_config.mono_color.b, 0.65);
-		p_config.font_placeholder_color = Color(p_config.mono_color.r, p_config.mono_color.g, p_config.mono_color.b, 0.6);
+		p_config.font_placeholder_color = Color(p_config.mono_color.r, p_config.mono_color.g, p_config.mono_color.b, 0.5);
 		p_config.font_outline_color = Color(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
 		p_theme->set_color(SceneStringName(font_color), EditorStringName(Editor), p_config.font_color);