diff --git a/app/assets/sass/uswds/_uswds-theme-custom-styles.scss b/app/assets/sass/uswds/_uswds-theme-custom-styles.scss
index 74441f092..ce21de941 100644
--- a/app/assets/sass/uswds/_uswds-theme-custom-styles.scss
+++ b/app/assets/sass/uswds/_uswds-theme-custom-styles.scss
@@ -595,3 +595,9 @@ details form {
 #countdown-container {
    display: none; // Hide the countdown timer
 }
+
+.placeholder, .placeholder-conditional {
+   background-color: #face00;
+   border: 1px solid #face00;
+   border-radius: 7px;
+}