diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInput.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInput.ts
index 606817b4e51..b2e36ae2e74 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInput.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickinput/quickInput.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import * as dom from 'vs/base/browser/dom';
 import { IInstantiationService, ServiceIdentifier } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
 import { IThemeService } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
 import { contrastBorder, widgetShadow } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
-import { QUICK_OPEN_BACKGROUND, QUICK_OPEN_FOREGROUND } from 'vs/workbench/common/theme';
+import { QUICK_INPUT_BACKGROUND, QUICK_INPUT_FOREGROUND } from 'vs/workbench/common/theme';
 import { IQuickOpenService } from 'vs/platform/quickOpen/common/quickOpen';
 import { CancellationToken } from 'vs/base/common/cancellation';
 import { QuickInputList } from './quickInputList';
@@ -1512,10 +1512,10 @@ export class QuickInputService extends Component implements IQuickInputService {
 			const titleColor = { dark: 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.105)', light: 'rgba(0,0,0,.06)', hc: 'black' }[theme.type];
 			this.titleBar.style.backgroundColor = titleColor ? titleColor.toString() : null;
 			this.ui.inputBox.style(theme);
-			const quickOpenBackground = theme.getColor(QUICK_OPEN_BACKGROUND);
-			this.ui.container.style.backgroundColor = quickOpenBackground ? quickOpenBackground.toString() : null;
-			const quickOpenForeground = theme.getColor(QUICK_OPEN_FOREGROUND);
-			this.ui.container.style.color = quickOpenForeground ? quickOpenForeground.toString() : null;
+			const quickInputBackground = theme.getColor(QUICK_INPUT_BACKGROUND);
+			this.ui.container.style.backgroundColor = quickInputBackground ? quickInputBackground.toString() : null;
+			const quickInputForeground = theme.getColor(QUICK_INPUT_FOREGROUND);
+			this.ui.container.style.color = quickInputForeground ? quickInputForeground.toString() : null;
 			const contrastBorderColor = theme.getColor(contrastBorder);
 			this.ui.container.style.border = contrastBorderColor ? `1px solid ${contrastBorderColor}` : null;
 			const widgetShadowColor = theme.getColor(widgetShadow);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickopen/quickOpenController.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickopen/quickOpenController.ts
index 4ab01f54eed..5851bdb62ce 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickopen/quickOpenController.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/quickopen/quickOpenController.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import { IInstantiationService, ServiceIdentifier } from 'vs/platform/instantiat
 import { IContextKeyService, RawContextKey, IContextKey } from 'vs/platform/contextkey/common/contextkey';
 import { IHistoryService } from 'vs/workbench/services/history/common/history';
 import { IThemeService } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
-import { QUICK_OPEN_BACKGROUND, QUICK_OPEN_FOREGROUND } from 'vs/workbench/common/theme';
+import { QUICK_INPUT_BACKGROUND, QUICK_INPUT_FOREGROUND } from 'vs/workbench/common/theme';
 import { attachQuickOpenStyler } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/styler';
 import { IEnvironmentService } from 'vs/platform/environment/common/environment';
 import { IFileService } from 'vs/platform/files/common/files';
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export class QuickOpenController extends Component implements IQuickOpenService
 					treeCreator: (container, config, opts) => this.instantiationService.createInstance(WorkbenchTree, container, config, opts)
 				}
 			));
-			this._register(attachQuickOpenStyler(this.quickOpenWidget, this.themeService, { background: QUICK_OPEN_BACKGROUND, foreground: QUICK_OPEN_FOREGROUND }));
+			this._register(attachQuickOpenStyler(this.quickOpenWidget, this.themeService, { background: QUICK_INPUT_BACKGROUND, foreground: QUICK_INPUT_FOREGROUND }));
 
 			const quickOpenContainer = this.quickOpenWidget.create();
 			addClass(quickOpenContainer, 'show-file-icons');
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/common/theme.ts b/src/vs/workbench/common/theme.ts
index 39ffc80047e..2d453924e8a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/common/theme.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/common/theme.ts
@@ -439,17 +439,17 @@ export const SIDE_BAR_SECTION_HEADER_BORDER = registerColor('sideBarSectionHeade
 
 // < --- Quick Input -- >
 
-export const QUICK_OPEN_BACKGROUND = registerColor('quickOpen.background', {
+export const QUICK_INPUT_BACKGROUND = registerColor('quickInput.background', {
 	dark: SIDE_BAR_BACKGROUND,
 	light: SIDE_BAR_BACKGROUND,
 	hc: SIDE_BAR_BACKGROUND
-}, nls.localize('quickOpenBackground', "Quick open background color. The quick open palette is the container for views like the command palette and file quick picker"));
+}, nls.localize('quickInputBackground', "Quick Input background color. The Quick Input widget is the container for views like the color theme picker"));
 
-export const QUICK_OPEN_FOREGROUND = registerColor('quickOpen.foreground', {
+export const QUICK_INPUT_FOREGROUND = registerColor('quickInput.foreground', {
 	dark: SIDE_BAR_FOREGROUND,
 	light: SIDE_BAR_FOREGROUND,
 	hc: SIDE_BAR_FOREGROUND
-}, nls.localize('quickOpenForeground', "Quick open foreground color. The quick open palette is the container for views like the command palette and file quick picker"));
+}, nls.localize('quickInputForeground', "Quick Input foreground color. The Quick Input widget is the container for views like the color theme picker"));
 
 // < --- Title Bar --- >