diff --git a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/sass/_applications.scss b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/sass/_applications.scss
index 4e168b9..1e32ce3 100644
--- a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/sass/_applications.scss
+++ b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/sass/_applications.scss
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ panel-toplevel.background {
 
     & notebook {
         color: white;
-        background-color: gtkopacity($panel_bg, 0.8);
+        background-color: transparentize($panel_bg, 0.8);
     }
 
     & button {
diff --git a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/sass/_budgie.scss b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/sass/_budgie.scss
index 8408c35..77f88b3 100644
--- a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/sass/_budgie.scss
+++ b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/sass/_budgie.scss
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ $z-depth-4: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34);
 
   // transparent-mode
   &.transparent {
-    background-color: gtkopacity($panel_bg, 0.4);
     color: $selected_fg_color;
-
+    background-color: transparentize($panel_bg, 0.6);
   }
 
   button {
@@ -46,8 +45,8 @@ $z-depth-4: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34);
 
     &:hover {
         box-shadow: gtkalpha($panel_bg, 0.4);
-        background-color: gtkopacity($panel_bg, 0.4);
-        border-color: gtkopacity($panel_bg, 0.4);
+        background-color: transparentize($panel_bg, 0.6);
+        border-color: transparentize($panel_bg, 0.6);
     }
   }
 
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ $z-depth-4: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34);
 
   &.vertical button { padding: 4px 0; }
 
-  separator { background-color: gtkopacity($fg_color, 0.4); }
+  separator { background-color: transparentize($fg_color, 0.6); }
 
   &.vertical #tasklist-button { min-height: 32px; }
 
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ $z-depth-4: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34);
     button.flat.launcher {
       &:hover {
         box-shadow: inset #{$_line} gtkalpha($fg_color, 0.4);
-        background-color: gtkopacity($fg_color, 0.4);
+        background-color: transparentize($fg_color, 0.6);
         border: none;
       }
       &:active,
@@ -337,11 +336,11 @@ $z-depth-4: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34);
 // Menu Button
 button.budgie-menu-launcher {
   // padding: 0 2px;
-  color: $base_bg_color;
+  color: white;
   border: none;
 
   &:hover {
-      background-color: gtkopacity($fg_color, 0.4);
+      background-color: transparentize($fg_color, 0.6);
       border: none;
     }
 }
@@ -367,7 +366,7 @@ button.raven-trigger {
     border: none;
 
     &:hover {
-      background-color: gtkopacity($fg_color, 0.4);
+      background-color: transparentize($fg_color, 0.6);
       border: none;
     }
 }
diff --git a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/sass/_colors.scss b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/sass/_colors.scss
index 6e78ead..66f0540 100644
--- a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/sass/_colors.scss
+++ b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/sass/_colors.scss
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 // When color definition differs for dark and light variant,
 // it gets @if ed depending on $variant
 
-@function gtkopacity($c, $a) {
-  @return scale-color($c, $alpha: percentage(-1 + $a));
-}
-
 $base_color: if($variant =='light', #ffffff, #404552);
-$base_bg_color: #F5F6F7;
-$text_color: if($variant == 'light', #3b3e45, #D3DAE3);
-$bg_color: if($variant =='light', $base_bg_color, #383C4A);
-$fg_color: if($variant =='light', #3b3e45, #D3DAE3);
+$text_color: if($variant == 'light', #5c616c, #D3DAE3);
+$bg_color: if($variant =='light', #F5F6F7, #383C4A);
+$fg_color: if($variant =='light', #5c616c, #D3DAE3);
 
 $selected_fg_color: #ffffff;
 $selected_bg_color: #5294e2;
diff --git a/common/gtk-3.0/_colors.scss.thpl b/common/gtk-3.0/_colors.scss.thpl
index 7d492dc..23b20b2 100644
--- a/common/gtk-3.0/_colors.scss.thpl
+++ b/common/gtk-3.0/_colors.scss.thpl
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 // When color definition differs for dark and light variant,
 // it gets @if ed depending on $variant
-
-@function gtkopacity($c, $a) {
-  @return scale-color($c, $alpha: percentage(-1 + $a));
-}
-
 $base_color: if($variant =='light', %TXT_BG%, %HDR_BG2%);
 $base_bg_color: %BG%;
 // not implemented for GTK+2 theme: