diff --git a/static/scss/custom.scss b/static/scss/custom.scss
index 5f00dc3f3c6a16c999ae9f64456e94b466d9e7e6..e44c6dcf01fe354254ea2e12ac276edbaafd26e0 100644
--- a/static/scss/custom.scss
+++ b/static/scss/custom.scss
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ body.reviews.voting-status {
   padding: 0;
 }
 
-.has-bottom-aligned-div {
+.homepage-block-content {
   position: relative;
   height: 100%;
 }
@@ -103,24 +103,38 @@ body.reviews.voting-status {
   min-height: 480px;  // TODO: change
   height: 480px;
   position: relative;
+  box-shadow: $box-shadow;
+  z-index: 3;
 }
 
 .homepage-block.light {
-  background-color: hsla(207, 60%, 85%, 1.0);
+  background-color: $background-filter;
+  z-index: 2;
+}
+
+.homepage-block.white {
+  background-color: white;
+  z-index: 1;
 }
 
 .homepage-block-bg {
   top: 0;
   bottom: 0;
   width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
   position: absolute;
   background-size: cover;
   background-position: center;
   opacity: 0.3;
   background-blend-mode: multiply;
+  z-index: -9999;
 }
 
 .homepage-block.dark {
-  background: #333;
+  background: $gray-base;
   color: white;
 }
+
+.navbar {
+  box-shadow: $box-shadow;
+}