diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/buttons.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/buttons.scss
index e14f7bda0fa..f8cdc9a6503 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/buttons.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/buttons.scss
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 .btn-primary {
   border: none;
   font-weight: normal;
-  color: dark-light-choose(#fff, $primary-medium);
+  color: $primary;
   background: $tertiary;
 
   &[href] {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/variables.scss
index 242ca1218e0..200450b9f4f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/variables.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/foundation/variables.scss
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ $base-font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !default;
 $primary-very-low: dark-light-diff($primary, $secondary, 97%, -80%);
 $primary-low: dark-light-diff($primary, $secondary, 90%, -65%);
 $primary-low-mid: dark-light-diff($primary, $secondary, 70%, -45%);
-$primary-medium: dark-light-diff($primary, $secondary, 50%, -20%);
+$primary-medium: dark-light-diff($primary, $secondary, 50%, -35%);
 $primary-high: dark-light-diff($primary, $secondary, 30%, -10%);
 
 //header_primary