diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
index b09b0840d45..4f23d9378d4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@
 }
 
 .similar-topics {
-  background-color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 60%);
+  background-color: dark-light-choose(scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 60%), scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: -60%));
 
   a[href] {
-    color: #000;
+    color: dark-light-diff($primary, $secondary, -10%, 10%);
   }
 
   .posts-count {
-    background-color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: -40%);
+    background-color: dark-light-choose(scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: -40%), scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 40%));
   }
 
   ul {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
   }
   .search-link {
     .fa, .blurb {
-      color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: -40%);
+      color: dark-light-choose(scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: -40%), scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 40%));
     }
   }
 }