diff --git a/layout.sty b/layout.sty
index 9607f9c7fc78a281fc1fc0b43fb81015feeff113..cb6bab1961fa0be5cdf6c5f3e083f874cc097b2c 100644
--- a/layout.sty
+++ b/layout.sty
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ interior code={ \path[tcb fill interior] ([xshift=-2mm]interior.west)
 
 \newcommand\hint[1]{%
   \iftoggle{examplecharacter}{}%
-  {\small\textcolor{gray}{(#1)}}
+  {\textcolor{\pageSideColor}{\small(#1)}}
 }
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Rules to Reference %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%