diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/colors.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/colors.scss
index e29619c8c..99b06d19d 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/colors.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/colors.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-$primary: #333 !default;
-$secondary: #fff  !default;
-$tertiary: #0088cc  !default;
+$primary:   #333333 !default;
+$secondary: #ffffff !default;
+$tertiary:  #0088cc !default;
 $highlight: #ffff4d !default;
-$danger: #e45735  !default;
-$success: #009900  !default;
-$love: #fa6c8d !default;
+$danger:    #e45735 !default;
+$success:   #009900 !default;
+$love:      #fa6c8d !default;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/header.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/header.scss
index 22a3c300b..be0217477 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/header.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/header.scss
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
     line-height: 15px;
   }
   .selected {
-    background-color: $tertiary;
+    background-color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 75%);
   }
 
   // Notifications
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
       color: scale-color($primary, $lightness: 50%);
     }
     li {
-      background-color: $tertiary;
+      background-color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 75%);
     }
     .read {
       background-color: $secondary;