diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-post.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-post.css.scss
index dc9a4078d51..b3ceee5a917 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-post.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-post.css.scss
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
         background: $post_footer;
         font-size: 15px;
         padding: 8px 10px;
-        border-left: 1px solid $inner_border;
+        border-left: 1px solid lighten($inner_border, 3%);
         vertical-align: top;
         @include box-shadow(inset 0 -4px 4px -4px rgba($black, 0.14));
         &:hover {
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@
     top: 12px;
     left: -9px;
     border-width: 10px 10px 10px 0;
-    border-right-color: #b9b9b9;
+    border-right-color: #cecece;
   }
   &:after {
     top: 13px;