diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
index e33e1bbb1..6fdd5652a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ h1 a.badge-category div {vertical-align: top;}
 
   &.new-topic {
     background-color: transparent;
-    color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 50%);
+    color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 10%);
     font-weight: normal;
   }