diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/_global.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/_global.css
index 64d2afa66..c991bba2b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/_global.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/_global.css
@@ -324,9 +324,7 @@
 
     --color-terminal-bg: var(--color-canvas);
     --color-terminal-text-light: oklch(var(--lch-green-dark));
-    --color-golden: oklch(var(--lch-blue-light));
-    --color-golden: oklch(50% 0.178 95.7);
-    --color-golden: oklch(var(--lch-yellow-light));
+    --color-golden: oklch(var(--lch-blue-medium));
 
     --shadow: 0 0 0 1px oklch(var(--lch-black) / 0.42),
               0 .2em 1.6em -0.8em oklch(var(--lch-black) / 0.6),
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
index b957cef0f..d724aa2a0 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
     }
 
     @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
-      --gradient-opacity: 15%;
+      --gradient-opacity: 10%;
     }
 
     .cards__decoration {
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
       z-index: -1;
 
       @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
-        --gradient-opacity: 20%;
+        --gradient-opacity: 15%;
       }
 
       @supports(mask: radial-gradient(black)) {