diff --git a/scss/style.scss b/scss/style.scss
index bd3ebdc..45508fe 100644
--- a/scss/style.scss
+++ b/scss/style.scss
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ h3,
 .course-card__title {
     display: grid;
     align-items: center;
-    background-color: #f35c19;
+    background-color: $accent-alt;
     margin-top: 20px;
     height: 60px;
     text-transform: uppercase;
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ h3,
     text-align: center;
 }
 .more-link a {
-    color: #91522f;
+    color: $accent-alt;
     font-weight: bold;
     text-decoration: none;
 }
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ img.image-style-article-header {
     font-family: "Roboto Slab", sans-serif;
     font-weight: 300;
     text-decoration: none;
-    color: $accent-dark;
+    color: $accent-alt;
     font-size: 1.75em;
 }
 
diff --git a/scss/variables.scss b/scss/variables.scss
index 625c359..bfceec9 100644
--- a/scss/variables.scss
+++ b/scss/variables.scss
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 $primary-shade: #444041;
 $primary-light: tint-color($primary-shade, 37%);
 $primary-dark: shade-color($primary-shade, 12%);
-$accent-shade:  #d46e3B;
+$accent-shade:  #f35a19;
 $accent-light: tint-color($accent-shade, 37%);
 $accent-dark: shade-color($accent-shade, 12%);
+$accent-alt: #91522f;
 // Reassign color vars to semantic color scheme
 $red: #dc3545;
 $yellow: #ffc107;