diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
index 34d5fb239..b75aa112e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
@@ -67,11 +67,13 @@ h1 a.badge-category div {vertical-align: top;}
   // New posts
 
   &.new-posts, &.unread-posts {
-    background-color: $emphasis_background_color;
-    color: $emphasis_text_color;
+    background-color: $emphasis_text_color;
+    color: $tertiary_text_color;
     font-weight: normal;
   }
 
+  
+
   // Click count
 
   &.clicks {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/variables.scss
index 89460f2b0..ed776a3af 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/variables.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/variables.scss
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ $large-width: 1110px !default;
 $black: #333 !default;
 $white: #fff !default;
 
-$blue: #0099e6 !default;
+$blue: #00aaff !default;
 
 $yellow: lighten(#FFFF00, 15%) !default;
 $light_yellow: lighten($yellow, 20%) !default;