diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/embed.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/embed.scss
index e09944b44ce..a48d0ac327e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/embed.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/embed.scss
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ article.post {
   }
 
   .quote .title {
-    border-left: 5px solid darken($primary-low, 10%);
-    background-color: $primary-low;
+    border-left: 5px solid darken($primary-low, 5%);
     padding: 10px 10px 0 12px;
     .avatar {
       margin-right: 7px;
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ article.post {
   blockquote {
     padding: 10px 8px 10px 13px;
     margin: 0 0 10px 0;
-    border-left: 5px solid darken($primary-low, 10%);
+    border-left: 5px solid darken($primary-low, 5%);
     p {
       margin: 0 0 10px 0;
     }