diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/header.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/header.scss
index 8f2cb201f5e..e842726cd08 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/header.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/header.scss
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     }
     .unread-notifications {
       right: -4px;
-      background-color: $tertiary;
+      background-color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 50%);
     }
     .unread-private-messages {
       left: -4px;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
index 84b893c2560..dc6f13fd281 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ nav.post-controls {
     }
 
     &:active {
-      background: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 40%);
+      background: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 50%);
     @include box-shadow(inset 0 1px 3px rgba($primary, .3));
 
     }
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ blockquote { /* solo quotes */
   position: fixed;
   z-index: 1000;
   left: 50%;
-  background-color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 40%);
+  background-color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 50%);
   border: 1px solid $tertiary;
   padding: 5px;
   margin-bottom: 5px;
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ blockquote { /* solo quotes */
     color: $secondary;
     font-weight: normal;
     margin-bottom: 10px;
-    background: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 40%);
+    background: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 50%);
 
     &[href] {
       color: $secondary;
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ blockquote { /* solo quotes */
     article.boxed {
       .select-posts {
         button.select-post {
-          background-color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 40%);
+          background-color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 50%);
           color: $secondary;
         }
       }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
index 88c06518fcf..fb684f95c88 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 
       .secondary {
         float: right;
-        background-color: rgba(scale-color($primary, $lightness: 50%), .9);
+        background-color: rgba(scale-color($primary, $lightness: 20%), .9);
         text-align: right;
         padding: 0 20px;
         max-width: 165px;