diff --git a/src/styles/_custom_variables.scss b/src/styles/_custom_variables.scss
index 6bddfd58e9..8e72e6b2e1 100644
--- a/src/styles/_custom_variables.scss
+++ b/src/styles/_custom_variables.scss
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@
   --ds-footer-logo-height: 50px;
   --ds-footer-n-coar-height: 20px;
 
-  --ds-home-news-link-color: #{$ds-home-news-link-color};
-  --ds-home-news-link-hover-color: #{darken($ds-home-news-link-color, 15%)};
+  --ds-home-news-link-color: #D2FC93;
+  --ds-home-news-link-hover-color: #{$ds-home-news-link-color};
   --ds-home-news-background-color: #{$gray-200};
 
   --ds-breadcrumb-bg: #{$gray-200} !important;
diff --git a/src/themes/dspace/styles/_theme_css_variable_overrides.scss b/src/themes/dspace/styles/_theme_css_variable_overrides.scss
index 6e50b7064d..f2466eb1a7 100644
--- a/src/themes/dspace/styles/_theme_css_variable_overrides.scss
+++ b/src/themes/dspace/styles/_theme_css_variable_overrides.scss
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     --ds-header-height: 90px;
   }
 
-  --ds-banner-text-background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.50);
+  --ds-banner-text-background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.58);
   --ds-banner-background-gradient-width: 300px;
 
   --ds-header-navbar-border-bottom-height: 5px;