diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable-land-xhdpi/background_image.jpg b/app/src/main/res/drawable-land-xhdpi/background_image.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index f8dfa38cd..000000000
Binary files a/app/src/main/res/drawable-land-xhdpi/background_image.jpg and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable-xhdpi/background_image.jpg b/app/src/main/res/drawable-xhdpi/background_image.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a1742155..000000000
Binary files a/app/src/main/res/drawable-xhdpi/background_image.jpg and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout-land/fragment_feature_uart_control.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout-land/fragment_feature_uart_control.xml
index 70ab3eeb5..f7cd49707 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout-land/fragment_feature_uart_control.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout-land/fragment_feature_uart_control.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
 	android:layout_width="match_parent"
 	android:layout_height="match_parent"
-	android:background="@drawable/background_image"
+	android:background="@color/nordicBackground"
 	android:orientation="vertical">
 
 	<!-- The size of text below must be fixed, therefore dp are used instead of sp -->
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_feature_uart_control.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_feature_uart_control.xml
index 70ab3eeb5..f7cd49707 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_feature_uart_control.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_feature_uart_control.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
 	android:layout_width="match_parent"
 	android:layout_height="match_parent"
-	android:background="@drawable/background_image"
+	android:background="@color/nordicBackground"
 	android:orientation="vertical">
 
 	<!-- The size of text below must be fixed, therefore dp are used instead of sp -->
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/color.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/color.xml
index 55835f205..39e406b00 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/color.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/color.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     <color name="featureTitleColor">#939597</color>
     <color name="actionBarColor">#009CDE</color>
     <color name="actionBarColorDark">#0081B7</color>
+    <color name="nordicBackground">#FFF5F5F5</color>
     <color name="backgroundColor">#E6E7E8</color>
     <color name="orange">#DC582A</color>
     <color name="dark_orange">#9E3F1E</color>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index f5c30279d..0a3d16175 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 	</style>
 
 	<style name="AppThemeBase" parent="@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
-		<item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/background_image</item>
+		<item name="android:windowBackground">@color/nordicBackground</item>
 		<item name="android:spinnerItemStyle">@style/ActionBar.SpinnerTitle</item>
 		<item name="actionMenuTextColor">@color/actionBarMenuTextColor</item>
 		<item name="alertDialogTheme">@style/AppTheme.DialogTheme</item>
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 	</style>
 
 	<style name="AppTheme.Fullscreen" parent="@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
-		<item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/background_image</item>
+		<item name="android:windowBackground">@color/nordicBackground</item>
 	</style>
 
 </resources>