diff --git a/app/styles/play/level/tome/spell.sass b/app/styles/play/level/tome/spell.sass
index d72ea70d3..e3dd4e564 100644
--- a/app/styles/play/level/tome/spell.sass
+++ b/app/styles/play/level/tome/spell.sass
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@
         position: absolute
     .executing
       // https://github.com/codecombat/codecombat/issues/6
-      background-color: rgba(50, 255, 80, 0.65)
+      background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75)
       @include gradient-striped()
+      outline: 2px outset #0099ff
+      @include box-shadow(1px 1px 4px black)
     .executed
       background-color: rgba(110, 110, 110, 0.12)
     .problem-marker-info
@@ -96,8 +98,7 @@
 
     .executing:not(.ace_gutter-cell)
       background-size: 40px 40px
-      text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000
-      @include animation(progress-bar-stripes 2s linear infinite)
+      @include animation(progress-bar-stripes 0.5s linear infinite)
 
     .ace_gutter-cell.executing:not(.ace_error):not(.ace_warning):not(.ace_info)
       margin-left: 1px
diff --git a/app/styles/play/level/tome/spell_palette_entry.sass b/app/styles/play/level/tome/spell_palette_entry.sass
index 01093206c..d4a5ea658 100644
--- a/app/styles/play/level/tome/spell_palette_entry.sass
+++ b/app/styles/play/level/tome/spell_palette_entry.sass
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
   &.pinned
     background-color: darken(#FFFFFF, 25%)
 
-  // Pulling these colors from the most relevant textmate-theme classes
+  // Originally pulled these colors from the most relevant textmate-theme classes, but then fudged them a lot.
   &.function
-    color: #0066FF
+    color: black
   &.object
     color: rgb(6, 150, 14)
   &.string
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
     color: rgb(0, 0, 205)
   &.boolean
     color: rgb(88, 92, 246)
+  &.snippet
+    color: blue
   &.undefined
     color: rgb(197, 6, 11)