diff --git a/static/scss/custom.scss b/static/scss/custom.scss
index 2d68f90dbece444290ec6052bb021c1855455b0a..5c827ff24943f4ba09e61973872ee0b3b5a6c9e7 100644
--- a/static/scss/custom.scss
+++ b/static/scss/custom.scss
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ $homepage-block-min-height: 480px;
 .homepage-block.dark {
   background: $gray-base;
   color: white;
+  text-shadow: 1px 1px $gray-dark;
 }
 
 .navbar {
@@ -164,6 +165,9 @@ $homepage-block-min-height: 480px;
 
 }
 
+.btn-shadow {
+  box-shadow: 1px 1px 5px $gray-dark;
+}
 
 .hills {
   background-size: 100%;