diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
index 17ea377dd7f..1020c9aa373 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     display: inline-block;
   }
   .instructions {
-    color: $primary;
+    color: scale-color($primary, $lightness: 50%);
     margin-left: 160px;
     margin-top: 5px;
     margin-bottom: 10px;