diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/launch_background.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/launch_background.xml
index c4359c10..0cec1adc 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/launch_background.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/launch_background.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <!-- Modify this file to customize your launch splash screen -->
 <layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-    <item android:drawable="@android:color/white" />
+    <item android:drawable="@color/splash_screen_background" />
 
     <item>
         <bitmap
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df330f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <color name='splash_screen_background'>#b8a46c</color>
+</resources>
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