--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/icons/processing/ColorProcessor.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/icons/processing/ColorProcessor.java
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ import org.mozilla.gecko.icons.IconRespo
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.HardwareUtils;
 
 /**
  * Processor implementation to extract the dominant color from the icon and attach it to the icon
  * response object.
  */
 public class ColorProcessor implements Processor {
     private static final String LOGTAG = "GeckoColorProcessor";
-    private static final int DEFAULT_COLOR = 0; // 0 == No color
+    private static final int DEFAULT_COLOR = 0xFFB1B1B3; // 0 == No color, here we use photon color
 
     @Override
     public void process(IconRequest request, IconResponse response) {
         if (response.hasColor()) {
             return;
         }
 
         final Bitmap bitmap = response.getBitmap();