diff --git a/core/res/res/color/letterbox_background.xml b/core/res/res/color/letterbox_background.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..955948ad2b6aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/res/res/color/letterbox_background.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+  ~
+  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~ limitations under the License.
+  -->
+<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <item android:color="@color/system_neutral1_500" android:lStar="5" />
+</selector>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index db10f5bea9993..6acf980dc05b1 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -5196,7 +5196,7 @@
             but isn't supported on the device or both dark scrim alpha and blur radius aren't
             provided.
      -->
-    <color name="config_letterboxBackgroundColor">@android:color/system_neutral2_900</color>
+    <color name="config_letterboxBackgroundColor">@color/letterbox_background</color>
 
     <!-- Horizontal position of a center of the letterboxed app window.
         0 corresponds to the left side of the screen and 1 to the right side. If given value < 0