diff --git a/doc/doxygen/riot.doxyfile b/doc/doxygen/riot.doxyfile
index e39d954e60..97385e80ea 100644
--- a/doc/doxygen/riot.doxyfile
+++ b/doc/doxygen/riot.doxyfile
@@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ HTML_EXTRA_FILES       = src/css/bootstrap.min.css \
 # The default value is: AUTO_LIGHT.
 # This tag requires that the tag GENERATE_HTML is set to YES.
 
-HTML_COLORSTYLE        = AUTO_LIGHT
+HTML_COLORSTYLE        = LIGHT
 
 # The HTML_COLORSTYLE_HUE tag controls the color of the HTML output. Doxygen
 # will adjust the colors in the style sheet and background images according to