diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/directory.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/directory.scss
index 7b5f7bdc6c3..6e874e14dff 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/directory.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/directory.scss
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         background-color: dark-light-choose($highlight-low, $highlight-medium);
 
         .username a, .name, .title, .number, .time-read {
-          color: dark-light-choose(scale-color($highlight, $lightness: -50%), $highlight-medium);
+          color: $primary-medium;           
         }
       }
     }