diff --git a/core/css/styles.css b/core/css/styles.css
index f200bd68a7..d9c03f2c08 100644
--- a/core/css/styles.css
+++ b/core/css/styles.css
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ label.infield { cursor:text !important; top:1.05em; left:.85em; }
 #body-login .warning, #body-login .update, #body-login .error {
 	display: block;
 	padding: 10px;
-	color: #dd3b3b;
+	color: #d2322d;
 	background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.3);
 	text-align: center;
 	border-radius: 3px;
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ label.infield { cursor:text !important; top:1.05em; left:.85em; }
 .warning legend,
 .warning a,
 .error a {
-	color: #dd3b3b !important;
+	color: #d2322d !important;
 	font-weight: bold;
 }
 .error pre {
diff --git a/settings/css/settings.css b/settings/css/settings.css
index 57a43180a4..5f3e9c97dd 100644
--- a/settings/css/settings.css
+++ b/settings/css/settings.css
@@ -25,8 +25,16 @@ input#identity { width:20em; }
 	width: 350px;
 }
 
-.msg.success{ color:#fff; background-color:#0f0; padding:3px; text-shadow:1px 1px #000; }
-.msg.error{ color:#fff; background-color:#f00; padding:3px; text-shadow:1px 1px #000; }
+.msg.success {
+	color: #fff;
+	background-color: #47a447;
+	padding: 3px;
+}
+.msg.error {
+	color: #fff;
+	background-color: #d2322d;
+	padding: 3px;
+}
 
 table.nostyle label { margin-right: 2em; }
 table.nostyle td { padding: 0.2em 0; }