diff --git a/core/css/apps.scss b/core/css/apps.scss
index 7824c7e53d..1a8daa6ca6 100644
--- a/core/css/apps.scss
+++ b/core/css/apps.scss
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ em {
 				-ms-transform: rotate(0);
 				transform: rotate(0);
 			}
-			background-image: linear-gradient(top, $color-main-old-eeeeee 0%, $color-main-old-f5f5f5 100%);
-			background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, $color-main-old-eeeeee 0%, $color-main-old-f5f5f5 100%);
-			background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, $color-main-old-eeeeee 0%, $color-main-old-f5f5f5 100%);
+			background-image: linear-gradient(top, $color-main-old-eeeeee 0%, $color-main-old-f8f8f8 100%);
+			background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, $color-main-old-eeeeee 0%, $color-main-old-f8f8f8 100%);
+			background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, $color-main-old-eeeeee 0%, $color-main-old-f8f8f8 100%);
 		}
 	}
 	> {
diff --git a/core/css/inputs.scss b/core/css/inputs.scss
index 5ee0f2ef49..be00d00949 100644
--- a/core/css/inputs.scss
+++ b/core/css/inputs.scss
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ input[type='reset'] {
 	min-height: 34px;
 	cursor: pointer;
 	box-sizing: border-box;
-	background-color: $color-main-old-fafafa;
+	background-color: $color-main-old-f8f8f8;
 }
 
 /* Buttons */
@@ -433,8 +433,8 @@ input {
 			}
 			&.select2-search-choice-focus,
 			&:hover {
-				background-color: $color-main-old-f0f0f0;
-				border-color: $color-main-old-f0f0f0;
+				background-color: $color-main-old-eeeeee;
+				border-color: $color-main-old-eeeeee;
 			}
 		}
 		.select2-arrow {
diff --git a/core/css/styles.scss b/core/css/styles.scss
index 2467812d7d..f6e3a5983d 100644
--- a/core/css/styles.scss
+++ b/core/css/styles.scss
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ label.infield {
 			}
 			&.ui-state-hover, &.ui-state-active {
 				color: $color-main-text;
-				background-color: $color-main-old-e8e8e8;
+				background-color: $color-main-old-eeeeee;
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/core/css/variables.scss b/core/css/variables.scss
index 213e3d08dd..64d9e3dca1 100644
--- a/core/css/variables.scss
+++ b/core/css/variables.scss
@@ -1,30 +1,26 @@
 $color-main-text: #000000;
-$color-main-text-dimmed: #555555;
 $color-main-background: #ffffff;
-$color-main-background-dimmed: #f0f0f0;
-
 $color-primary: #0082c9;
 $color-primary-text: #ffffff;
 $color-error: #e9322d;
 $color-warning: #ffcc44;
 $color-success: #46ba61;
 
-$color-box-shadow: rgba(lighten($color-main-text-dimmed, 25%), 0.75);
 
 $image-logo: '../img/logo-icon.svg?v=1';
 $image-login-background: '../img/background.jpg?v=1';
 
+$color-main-text-dimmed: #555555;
+$color-main-background-dimmed: #f0f0f0;
+
+$color-box-shadow: rgba(lighten($color-main-text-dimmed, 25%), 0.75);
+
 // need to be reduced/replaced
 $color-main-old-ff0000: $color-error;
 $color-main-old-ffdddd: rgba($color-error, .15);
 
-$color-main-old-fafafa: #fafafa;
 $color-main-old-f8f8f8: #f8f8f8;
-$color-main-old-f5f5f5: rgb(245,245,245);
-$color-main-old-f0f0f0: f0f0f0;
-$color-main-old-eeeeee: rgb(238, 238, 238);
 $color-main-old-eeeeee: #eee;
-$color-main-old-e8e8e8: #e8e8e8;
 $color-main-old-dddddd: #ddd;
 $color-main-old-dcdcdc: rgb(220, 220, 200);
 $color-main-old-d3d3d3: #d3d3d3;