diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
index ecde20996a4..a94452a959a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/components/badges.css.scss
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ h1 a.badge-category div {vertical-align: top;}
   line-height: 1;
   min-width: 11px;
   text-align: center;
-  background-color: scale-color($primary, $lightness: 90%);
+  background-color: scale-color($primary, $lightness: 70%);
   &[href] {
   color: $secondary;
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
index a102142a8ec..d0537c7060e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/compose.scss
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 }
 
 .similar-topics {
-  background-color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 40%);
+  background-color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 60%);
 
   a[href] {
     color: #000;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/discourse.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/discourse.scss
index 0d7c41a55d7..9ca5ffe64a4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/discourse.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/discourse.scss
@@ -508,11 +508,11 @@ body {
     line-height: 18px;
   }
   .alert-success {
-    background-color:  scale-color($success, $lightness: 60%);;
+    background-color:  scale-color($success, $lightness: 75%);;
     color: $success;
   }
   .alert-error {
-    background-color:  scale-color($danger, $lightness: 30%);
+    background-color:  scale-color($danger, $lightness: 60%);
     color: $danger;
   }
   .alert-info {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
index 2e0c138ce6b..88c06518fcf 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/user.scss
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@
         .avatar {
           float: left;
           margin-right: 10px;
-          border: 2px solid $tertiary;
           width: 45px;
           height: 45px;
         }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/header.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/header.scss
index bc8e01b5b70..f111dfadbc8 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/header.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/header.scss
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 
   }
   .selected {
-    background-color: $tertiary;
+    background-color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 75%);
   }
 
   // Notifications
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
       color: #777;
     }
     li {
-      background-color: $tertiary;
+      background-color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 85%);
     }
     .read {
       background-color: $secondary;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss
index 9a371ae45f8..f8d363a9cad 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ span.post-count {
     height: auto;
   }
   &.moderator {
-    background-color: scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 40%);
+    background-color: scale-color($highlight, $lightness: 60%);
   }
 }