diff --git a/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/colors.ts b/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/colors.ts
index eb7626f747..07c4cec460 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/colors.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/colors.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ const createColorScheme = (customValues = {}) => {
 
     foregroundHover: accessibleYellow,
     backgroundHover: colors.black,
-    borderHover: accessibleYellow,
-    shadowHover: accessibleYellow,
+    borderHover: accessibleCyan,
+    shadowHover: accessibleCyan,
 
     foregroundActive: accessibleCyan,
     backgroundActive: colors.black,
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ const createColorScheme = (customValues = {}) => {
     shadowActive: accessibleCyan,
 
     foregroundFocus: colors.black,
-    backgroundFocus: accessibleYellow,
+    backgroundFocus: accessibleCyan,
     borderFocus: colors.white,
     shadowFocus: colors.white,
 
     foregroundPressed: colors.black,
-    backgroundPressed: accessibleYellow,
+    backgroundPressed: accessibleCyan,
     borderPressed: colors.white,
     shadowPressed: colors.white,
 
@@ -71,15 +71,15 @@ export const colorScheme: ColorSchemeMapping = {
     foregroundHover1: colors.black,
     foregroundHover2: accessibleCyan,
 
-    backgroundHover: accessibleYellow,
-    backgroundHover1: accessibleYellow,
-    backgroundHover2: accessibleYellow,
+    backgroundHover: accessibleCyan,
+    backgroundHover1: accessibleCyan,
+    backgroundHover2: accessibleCyan,
 
-    borderHover: accessibleYellow,
+    borderHover: accessibleCyan,
 
     foregroundPressed: colors.black,
-    backgroundPressed: accessibleYellow,
-    borderPressed: accessibleYellow,
+    backgroundPressed: accessibleCyan,
+    borderPressed: accessibleCyan,
     foregroundActive: accessibleCyan,
     foregroundActive1: colors.black,
 
@@ -136,15 +136,15 @@ export const colorScheme: ColorSchemeMapping = {
     foregroundHover1: colors.black,
     foregroundHover2: colors.black,
 
-    borderHover: accessibleYellow,
+    borderHover: accessibleCyan,
 
-    backgroundHover: accessibleYellow,
-    backgroundHover1: accessibleYellow,
+    backgroundHover: accessibleCyan,
+    backgroundHover1: accessibleCyan,
 
     foregroundPressed: colors.black,
     foregroundPressed1: colors.black,
-    backgroundPressed: accessibleYellow,
-    borderPressed: accessibleYellow,
+    backgroundPressed: accessibleCyan,
+    borderPressed: accessibleCyan,
 
     foregroundActive: accessibleCyan,
     foregroundActive1: colors.black,
@@ -236,11 +236,11 @@ export const colorScheme: ColorSchemeMapping = {
     border: colors.white,
 
     foregroundHover: colors.black,
-    backgroundHover: accessibleYellow,
-    backgroundHover1: accessibleYellow,
+    backgroundHover: accessibleCyan,
+    backgroundHover1: accessibleCyan,
 
     foregroundPressed: colors.black,
-    backgroundPressed: accessibleYellow,
+    backgroundPressed: accessibleCyan,
   }),
   yellow: createEmptyColorScheme({
     foreground: colors.white,
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ export const colorScheme: ColorSchemeMapping = {
   }),
   amethyst: createEmptyColorScheme({
     background: colors.silver[900],
-    backgroundHover: accessibleYellow,
-    backgroundHover1: accessibleYellow,
+    backgroundHover: accessibleCyan,
+    backgroundHover1: accessibleCyan,
     backgroundActive: accessibleCyan,
   }),
 }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Alert/alertVariables.ts b/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Alert/alertVariables.ts
index 8658464c0b..d4624247d8 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Alert/alertVariables.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Alert/alertVariables.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default (siteVars: any): Partial<AlertVariables> & AlertHighContrastVaria
     color: siteVars.colors.black,
 
     hoverBorderColor: siteVars.colors.black,
-    hoverBackgroundColor: siteVars.accessibleYellow,
+    hoverBackgroundColor: siteVars.accessibleCyan,
     focusBackgroundColor: siteVars.accessibleCyan,
 
     dangerColor: siteVars.colors.black,
diff --git a/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Attachment/attachmentVariables.ts b/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Attachment/attachmentVariables.ts
index 3fc6a96dfc..1a7f941448 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Attachment/attachmentVariables.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Attachment/attachmentVariables.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { AttachmentVariables } from '../../../teams/components/Attachment/attach
 export default (siteVariables: any): Partial<AttachmentVariables> => ({
   borderColor: siteVariables.colors.white,
   backgroundColor: siteVariables.colors.black,
-  backgroundColorHover: siteVariables.accessibleYellow,
+  backgroundColorHover: siteVariables.accessibleCyan,
   textColor: siteVariables.colors.white,
   textColorHover: siteVariables.colors.black,
   boxShadow: undefined,
diff --git a/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Checkbox/checkboxVariables.ts b/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Checkbox/checkboxVariables.ts
index 0a4dd135da..633c589d16 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Checkbox/checkboxVariables.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Checkbox/checkboxVariables.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { CheckboxVariables } from '../../../teams/components/Checkbox/checkboxVa
 
 export default (siteVars: any): Partial<CheckboxVariables> => {
   return {
-    borderColorHover: siteVars.accessibleYellow,
+    borderColorHover: siteVars.accessibleCyan,
     disabledToggleIndicatorColor: siteVars.accessibleGreen,
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Dropdown/dropdownVariables.ts b/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Dropdown/dropdownVariables.ts
index cb7eb02cea..be752b77d7 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Dropdown/dropdownVariables.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Dropdown/dropdownVariables.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default (siteVars): Partial<DropdownVariablesHC> => ({
   borderColor: siteVars.colors.white,
   borderWidth: `1px`,
   backgroundColorHover: siteVars.colors.black,
-  borderColorHover: siteVars.accessibleYellow,
+  borderColorHover: siteVars.accessibleCyan,
   borderColorFocus: siteVars.accessibleCyan,
   color: siteVars.colors.white,
   selectedItemColor: siteVars.colors.white,
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ export default (siteVars): Partial<DropdownVariablesHC> => ({
   listItemContentColor: siteVars.colors.white,
   listItemBackgroundColor: siteVars.colors.black,
   listItemColorHover: siteVars.colors.black,
-  listItemBackgroundColorHover: siteVars.accessibleYellow,
-  listItemBackgroundColorActive: siteVars.accessibleYellow,
+  listItemBackgroundColorHover: siteVars.accessibleCyan,
+  listItemBackgroundColorActive: siteVars.accessibleCyan,
   listItemColorActive: siteVars.colors.black,
   listItemSelectedColor: siteVars.accessibleCyan,
   selectedItemBackgroundColor: siteVars.colors.black,
   selectedItemColorFocus: siteVars.colors.black,
-  selectedItemBackgroundColorFocus: siteVars.accessibleYellow,
+  selectedItemBackgroundColorFocus: siteVars.accessibleCyan,
   triggerButtonColorHover: siteVars.colors.white,
 })
diff --git a/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/List/listItemVariables.ts b/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/List/listItemVariables.ts
index 3a270d712b..a79ab02c91 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/List/listItemVariables.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/List/listItemVariables.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ export default (siteVars: any): Partial<ListItemVariables> => ({
   selectedColor: siteVars.colors.black,
   selectedBackgroundColor: siteVars.accessibleCyan,
 
-  selectableFocusHoverBackgroundColor: siteVars.accessibleYellow,
+  selectableFocusHoverBackgroundColor: siteVars.accessibleCyan,
   selectableFocusHoverColor: siteVars.colors.black,
 })
diff --git a/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Menu/menuVariables.ts b/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Menu/menuVariables.ts
index 09656c392b..2110b1eced 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Menu/menuVariables.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/themes/teams-high-contrast/components/Menu/menuVariables.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default (siteVars: any): Partial<MenuVariables> => ({
   ),
   color: siteVars.colors.white,
   colorActive: siteVars.colors.black,
-  backgroundColorFocus: siteVars.accessibleYellow,
+  backgroundColorFocus: siteVars.accessibleCyan,
   backgroundColorActive: siteVars.accessibleCyan,
   primaryBorderColor: siteVars.colors.white,