diff --git a/src/styles/_colors.scss b/src/styles/_colors.scss
index 2b974926792..4eafced9de6 100644
--- a/src/styles/_colors.scss
+++ b/src/styles/_colors.scss
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ $adjusted-lower: #cc3311;
     --color-pf-tertiary: #{$tertiary-color};
     --color-pf-tertiary-dark: #{darken($tertiary-color, 10)};
     --color-pf-tertiary-darker: #{darken($tertiary-color, 20)};
+    --color-pf-tertiary-darkest: #{darken($tertiary-color, 51)};
     --color-pf-tertiary-light: #{lighten($tertiary-color, 10)};
     --primary: var(--color-pf-primary);
     --secondary: var(--color-pf-secondary);
diff --git a/src/styles/actor/_inventory.scss b/src/styles/actor/_inventory.scss
index 6b2ae050285..fab894b39a8 100644
--- a/src/styles/actor/_inventory.scss
+++ b/src/styles/actor/_inventory.scss
@@ -420,6 +420,10 @@
             z-index: 2;
         }
 
+        &.encumbered .encumbrance-bar {
+            background-color: var(--color-pf-tertiary-darkest);
+        }
+
         &.over-limit .encumbrance-bar {
             background-color: var(--color-pf-primary);
         }