diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/colors.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/colors.scss
index 8a3c7eec8e2..72041265b9b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/colors.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/colors.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$primary:           #333333 !default;
+$primary:           #222222 !default;
 $secondary:         #ffffff !default;
 $tertiary:          #0088cc !default;
 $quaternary:        #e45735 !default;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/variables.scss
index af6a41cf8f4..474ee4e176a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/variables.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/variables.scss
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ $base-font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !default;
 
 @function scale-color-diff() {
     @if lightness($primary) < lightness($secondary) {
-      @return scale-color($primary, $lightness: 95%)
+      @return scale-color($primary, $lightness: 90%)
     }
     @else {
       @return scale-color($primary, $lightness: -60%)
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
index f53d446643d..28978c9e642 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
@@ -269,13 +269,13 @@ nav.post-controls {
     .topic-avatar {padding-left: 15px;}
     .post-date {color: scale-color($primary, $lightness: 50%);}
     .fa-arrow-up {margin-left: 5px;}
-    .row {border-top: 1px solid scale-color-diff(); padding-top: 7px;}
+    .row {border-top: 1px solid darken(scale-color-diff(), 10%); padding-top: 7px;}
     .reply:first-of-type .row {border-top: none;}
 
   background: scale-color-diff();
   .quote .title, blockquote, .onebox, .onebox-result {
-    background: scale-color-diff();
-    border-left: 5px solid darken(scale-color-diff(), 10%);
+    background: darken(scale-color-diff(), 5%);
+    border-left: 5px solid darken(scale-color-diff(), 12%);
   }
 
   &.bottom { margin-top: -11px;}