diff --git a/ng6-seed/src/app/layouts/admin/admin-layout.component.ts b/ng6-seed/src/app/layouts/admin/admin-layout.component.ts
index 0cb4c1b9c..2dc3b1ea5 100644
--- a/ng6-seed/src/app/layouts/admin/admin-layout.component.ts
+++ b/ng6-seed/src/app/layouts/admin/admin-layout.component.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class AdminLayoutComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   layoutDir = 'ltr';
   menuLayout           : any = 'vertical-menu';
   selectedSidebarImage : any = 'bg-1';
-  selectedSidebarColor : any = 'sidebar-blue';
+  selectedSidebarColor : any = 'sidebar-red';
   selectedHeaderColor  : any = 'header-default';
   collapsedClass       : any = 'side-panel-opened';