diff --git a/browser/ui/color/brave_color_id.h b/browser/ui/color/brave_color_id.h
index 82c87802ef08..32c363832532 100644
--- a/browser/ui/color/brave_color_id.h
+++ b/browser/ui/color/brave_color_id.h
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@
     E_CPONLY(kColorBraveVerticalTabSeparator)               \
     E_CPONLY(kColorBraveVerticalTabActiveBackground)        \
     E_CPONLY(kColorBraveVerticalTabInactiveBackground)      \
-    E_CPONLY(kColorBraveVerticalTabInactiveHoverBackground) \
     E_CPONLY(kColorBraveVerticalTabNTBIconColor)            \
     E_CPONLY(kColorBraveVerticalTabNTBTextColor)            \
     E_CPONLY(kColorBraveVerticalTabNTBShortcutTextColor)
diff --git a/browser/ui/color/brave_color_mixer.cc b/browser/ui/color/brave_color_mixer.cc
index 5a293a4956ca..ee10ec85782d 100644
--- a/browser/ui/color/brave_color_mixer.cc
+++ b/browser/ui/color/brave_color_mixer.cc
@@ -724,4 +724,11 @@ void AddBravifiedTabStripColorMixer(ui::ColorProvider* provider,
       ui::AlphaBlend({nala::kColorDividerStrong},
                      {kColorTabBackgroundInactiveFrameActive}, 0.75 * 0xff);
   mixer[kColorTabDividerFrameInactive] = {kColorTabDividerFrameActive};
+
+  if (key.color_mode == ui::ColorProviderKey::ColorMode::kDark) {
+    mixer[kColorTabBackgroundActiveFrameActive] = {
+        nala::kColorDesktopbrowserTabbarActiveTabHorizontal};
+    mixer[kColorTabBackgroundInactiveHoverFrameActive] = {
+        nala::kColorDesktopbrowserTabbarHoverTabHorizontal};
+  }
 }
diff --git a/browser/ui/tabs/brave_tab_color_mixer.cc b/browser/ui/tabs/brave_tab_color_mixer.cc
index 0c743580b5a6..120a3cb9f16d 100644
--- a/browser/ui/tabs/brave_tab_color_mixer.cc
+++ b/browser/ui/tabs/brave_tab_color_mixer.cc
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ void AddBraveTabThemeColorMixer(ui::ColorProvider* provider,
   mixer[kColorBraveVerticalTabActiveBackground] = {
       kColorTabBackgroundInactiveFrameActive};
   mixer[kColorBraveVerticalTabInactiveBackground] = {kColorToolbar};
-  mixer[kColorBraveVerticalTabInactiveHoverBackground] =
-      ui::AlphaBlend(kColorBraveVerticalTabActiveBackground,
-                     kColorBraveVerticalTabInactiveBackground,
-                     /* 40% opacity */ 0.4 * SK_AlphaOPAQUE);
   mixer[kColorBraveVerticalTabSeparator] = {kColorToolbarContentAreaSeparator};
   mixer[kColorBraveVerticalTabNTBIconColor] = {
       kColorTabForegroundInactiveFrameActive};
diff --git a/browser/ui/views/tabs/brave_tab_style_views.inc.cc b/browser/ui/views/tabs/brave_tab_style_views.inc.cc
index 18103af8fe5f..dd1bca0354fb 100644
--- a/browser/ui/views/tabs/brave_tab_style_views.inc.cc
+++ b/browser/ui/views/tabs/brave_tab_style_views.inc.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 // depending on what's defined in anonymous namespace of tab_style_views.cc
 
 #include "brave/browser/ui/tabs/split_view_browser_data.h"
+#include "brave/ui/color/nala/nala_color_id.h"
 
 namespace {
 
@@ -169,15 +170,6 @@ SkPath BraveVerticalTabStyle::GetPath(
     }
   }
 
-  const bool is_tab_tiled = IsTabTiled(tab());
-
-  if (is_tab_tiled && !tab()->IsActive() &&
-      (path_type == TabStyle::PathType::kBorder ||
-       path_type == TabStyle::PathType::kFill)) {
-    // We don't want inactive tab in a tile to have border or fill.
-    return SkPath();
-  }
-
   const bool is_pinned = tab()->data().pinned;
 
   // Calculate the bounds of the actual path.
@@ -216,7 +208,7 @@ SkPath BraveVerticalTabStyle::GetPath(
     }
   }
 
-  if (is_tab_tiled && path_type != TabStyle::PathType::kHitTest) {
+  if (IsTabTiled(tab()) && path_type != TabStyle::PathType::kHitTest) {
     if (ShouldShowVerticalTabs()) {
       constexpr auto kPaddingForVerticalTab = 4;
       tab_top += scale * kPaddingForVerticalTab;
@@ -397,28 +389,46 @@ void BraveVerticalTabStyle::PaintTab(gfx::Canvas* canvas) const {
 SkColor BraveVerticalTabStyle::GetTargetTabBackgroundColor(
     TabStyle::TabSelectionState selection_state,
     bool hovered) const {
+  const ui::ColorProvider* cp = tab()->GetColorProvider();
+  if (!cp) {
+    return gfx::kPlaceholderColor;
+  }
+
+  // Tab in tile doesn't have background in inactive state.
+  // In split view tile, we don't have selected tab's background.
+  // When any tab in a tile is clicked, the other tab in a same tile
+  // is also selected because clicking is start point of dragging.
+  // Because of that, whenever click a tab in a tile, the other tab's
+  // background is changed as its becomes selected tab.
+  // It's not easy to know whether selected state is from clicking or
+  // dragging here. As having selected tab state in a tile is not a
+  // common state, I think it's fine to not have that state in a tile.
+  if (IsTabTiled(tab()) && !tab()->IsActive() && !hovered) {
+    return cp->GetColor(ShouldShowVerticalTabs()
+                            ? kColorBraveSplitViewTileBackgroundVertical
+                            : kColorBraveSplitViewTileBackgroundHorizontal);
+  }
+
   if (!ShouldShowVerticalTabs()) {
     return BraveTabStyleViews::GetTargetTabBackgroundColor(selection_state,
                                                            hovered);
   }
 
-  if (selection_state == TabStyle::TabSelectionState::kSelected) {
-    // Use the same color if th tab is selected via multiselection.
-    return BraveTabStyleViews::GetTargetTabBackgroundColor(selection_state,
-                                                           hovered);
+  if (tab()->IsActive()) {
+    return cp->GetColor(nala::kColorDesktopbrowserTabbarActiveTabVertical);
   }
 
-  const ui::ColorProvider* cp = tab()->GetColorProvider();
-  if (!cp) {
-    return gfx::kPlaceholderColor;
+  if (hovered) {
+    return cp->GetColor(nala::kColorDesktopbrowserTabbarHoverTabVertical);
   }
 
-  if (selection_state == TabStyle::TabSelectionState::kInactive) {
-    return cp->GetColor(hovered ? kColorBraveVerticalTabInactiveHoverBackground
-                                : kColorBraveVerticalTabInactiveBackground);
+  if (selection_state == TabStyle::TabSelectionState::kSelected) {
+    // Use the same color if th tab is selected via multiselection.
+    return BraveTabStyleViews::GetTargetTabBackgroundColor(selection_state,
+                                                           hovered);
   }
 
-  return cp->GetColor(kColorBraveVerticalTabActiveBackground);
+  return cp->GetColor(kColorBraveVerticalTabInactiveBackground);
 }
 
 bool BraveVerticalTabStyle::ShouldShowVerticalTabs() const {