Index: src/wp-admin/css/list-tables.css
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--- src/wp-admin/css/list-tables.css	(revision 60899)
+++ src/wp-admin/css/list-tables.css	(working copy)
@@ -217,9 +217,13 @@
 	background-color: #f6f7f7;
 }
 
+#the-comment-list tr.unapproved {
+	background-color: #fcf9e8;
+}
+
 #the-comment-list .unapproved th,
 #the-comment-list .unapproved td {
-	background-color: #fcf9e8;
+	background-color: inherit;
 }
 
 #the-comment-list .unapproved th.check-column {