diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 83b3a01ee674d..1a4b99a1048b9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@elastic/datemath": "5.0.2",
-    "@elastic/eui": "6.3.1",
+    "@elastic/eui": "6.5.1",
     "@elastic/filesaver": "1.1.2",
     "@elastic/good": "8.1.1-kibana2",
     "@elastic/numeral": "2.3.2",
diff --git a/x-pack/package.json b/x-pack/package.json
index fcf3d9d6fe7df..2b21a858a6827 100644
--- a/x-pack/package.json
+++ b/x-pack/package.json
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@elastic/datemath": "5.0.2",
-    "@elastic/eui": "6.3.1",
+    "@elastic/eui": "6.5.1",
     "@elastic/node-crypto": "0.1.2",
     "@elastic/numeral": "2.3.2",
     "@kbn/babel-preset": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/remove_icon/remove_icon.scss b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/remove_icon/remove_icon.scss
index a27400b2e0522..4da32f2a71516 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/remove_icon/remove_icon.scss
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/components/remove_icon/remove_icon.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   position: absolute;
   pointer-events: all;
   @include size($clearSize);
-  background-color: $euiColorSlightHue;
+  background-color: $euiColorLightShade;
   border-radius: $clearSize;
   line-height: $clearSize;
   top: -$euiSizeL;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 39ec840ce5ea2..d55df4dd541d0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -803,10 +803,10 @@
     tabbable "^1.1.0"
     uuid "^3.1.0"
 
-"@elastic/eui@6.3.1":
-  version "6.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@elastic/eui/-/eui-6.3.1.tgz#5808086484b8e2178a6cf57ef0a3c1b60090b79b"
-  integrity sha512-6t5is08ERJTTmVlm6B6xy7GsY8l0NMTVvbw5FJOD/CY2zlMzFXBlrm+0zWfm2rMo4GJxus0AQVqdL+1sDDv7+Q==
+"@elastic/eui@6.5.1":
+  version "6.5.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@elastic/eui/-/eui-6.5.1.tgz#9a77577d88e74f0871523c8b90373819f36aa0b3"
+  integrity sha512-NirOp2cMESQrhUuD4CHmMgedNMv2x8XHOIqCQl1SGftfUzixlpxEeZRmgjJjegaSMOtPaV6dnqx4YELoZFYlAA==
   dependencies:
     "@types/lodash" "^4.14.116"
     "@types/numeral" "^0.0.25"