diff --git a/packages/styles/scss/components/accordion/_accordion.scss b/packages/styles/scss/components/accordion/_accordion.scss
index 175cab65f148..55dc1123ffd8 100644
--- a/packages/styles/scss/components/accordion/_accordion.scss
+++ b/packages/styles/scss/components/accordion/_accordion.scss
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ $content-padding: 0 0 0 $spacing-05 !default;
     }
 
     &:hover::before {
-      background-color: $background-hover;
+      background-color: $layer-hover;
     }
 
     &:focus {
@@ -125,11 +125,15 @@ $content-padding: 0 0 0 $spacing-05 !default;
 
   .#{$prefix}--accordion__item--disabled,
   .#{$prefix}--accordion__item--disabled + .#{$prefix}--accordion__item {
-    border-top: 1px solid $border-disabled;
+    // v10 icon doesn't have 1:1 translation, keeping color same as enabled state
+    // https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon/issues/10373#issuecomment-1021638147
+    border-top: 1px solid $border-subtle;
   }
 
   li.#{$prefix}--accordion__item--disabled:last-of-type {
-    border-bottom: 1px solid $border-disabled;
+    // v10 icon doesn't have 1:1 translation, keeping color same as enabled state
+    // https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon/issues/10373#issuecomment-1021638147
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $border-subtle;
   }
 
   .#{$prefix}--accordion__arrow {