diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/login.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/login.scss
index 2ef55ddd514..05e2a2d83fa 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/login.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/login.scss
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
   tr.instructions {
     label {
-      color: $primary;
+      color: scale-color($primary, $lightness: 50%);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
index 8a141db558f..77e18889a2c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@
         max-width: 165px;
 
         dd {
-          color: rgba($secondary, .7);
           margin: 0 0 7px 0;
           overflow: hidden;
           text-overflow: ellipsis;