diff --git a/css/scratchx.css b/css/scratchx.css
index 5e608ef..930c0fe 100644
--- a/css/scratchx.css
+++ b/css/scratchx.css
@@ -1226,8 +1226,8 @@ body.page-home > main > header {
 #home {
   padding-top: 0; }
   #home > header {
-    background: url(../images/editor.png);
-    background-size: cover;
+    background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(63, 89, 117, 0) 67%, #3f5975 33%), url(../images/editor.png);
+    background-size: cover, cover;
     padding-top: 3.75em; }
     #home > header h1 {
       font-weight: normal; }
@@ -1350,6 +1350,10 @@ body.page-home > main > header {
             -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
             font-size: 1.5em;
             padding-right: 0.375em; }
+          #home > header .bottom-row > div > aside a {
+            color: #4ABFF9; }
+            #home > header .bottom-row > div > aside a:hover {
+              color: #fff; }
         #home > header .bottom-row > div > a {
           float: left;
           display: block;
diff --git a/sass/_home.scss b/sass/_home.scss
index e59e59a..ff62374 100644
--- a/sass/_home.scss
+++ b/sass/_home.scss
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ body.page-home > main > header {
     padding-top: 0;
 
     > header {
-        background: url(../images/editor.png);
-        background-size: cover;
+        background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba($dark-blue, 0) 67%, rgba($dark-blue, 1) 33%), url(../images/editor.png);
+        background-size: cover, cover;
         padding-top: $vertical-base * 10;
 
         h1 {
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ body.page-home > main > header {
                         font-size: 1.5 * $base-font-size;
                         padding-right: $vertical-base;
                     }
+
+                    a {
+                        color: $bright-blue-dark-bg;
+
+                        &:hover {
+                            color: $white;
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
 
                 > a {
diff --git a/sass/base/_variables.scss b/sass/base/_variables.scss
index c470c63..219dbdf 100644
--- a/sass/base/_variables.scss
+++ b/sass/base/_variables.scss
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ $base-z-index: 0;
 $white: #fff;
 $blue: #21b4f0;
 $bright-blue: #24a3ec;
+$bright-blue-dark-bg: #4ABFF9;
 $light-blue: #d7e5f3;
 $dark-blue: #3f5975;
 $dark-gray: #58595b;