diff --git a/static/scss/custom.scss b/static/scss/custom.scss
index d00968320b5bbecb6afc5063c99fb485c89538b6..d196b24142152fab85c58e9e51ff14c8048c40a3 100644
--- a/static/scss/custom.scss
+++ b/static/scss/custom.scss
@@ -151,6 +151,16 @@ $homepage-block-min-height: 480px;
   background: $gray-base;
   color: white;
   text-shadow: 1px 1px $gray-dark;
+
+  a:not(.btn) { 
+    color: lighten($brand-primary, 20%);
+
+    &:hover,
+    &:focus,
+    &:active {
+      color: lighten($brand-primary, 15%);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .navbar {
@@ -282,4 +292,4 @@ body.news {
   h2, .h2 {
     font-size: 28px;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}