diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/css/themes/element/theme.css b/src/platform/web/ui/css/themes/element/theme.css
index c97eec6d..b1d36af1 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/css/themes/element/theme.css
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/css/themes/element/theme.css
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 .form-row.text textarea {
     font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
+    background-color: var(--background-color-secondary);
+    color: inherit;
 }
 
 .form-group {
@@ -107,6 +109,8 @@ limitations under the License.
     margin-top: 5px;
     font-size: 1em;
     resize: vertical;
+    background-color: var(--background-color-secondary);
+    color: inherit;
 }
 
 .form-row.check {
@@ -388,7 +392,7 @@ a {
     padding: 4px;
     min-height: 22px;
     background-color: var(--accent-color);
-    color: var(--background-color-primary);
+    color: var(--fixed-white);
     align-items: center;
 }
 
@@ -702,6 +706,7 @@ button.link {
     cursor: pointer;
     margin: -12px;
     padding: 12px;
+    color: inherit;
 }
 
 .Settings a, .Settings .link {
@@ -761,7 +766,7 @@ button.link {
     display: block;
     grid-area: close;
     justify-self: end;
-    background-image: url('icons/dismiss.svg?primary=background-color-primary');
+    background-image: url('icons/dismiss.svg?primary=fixed-white');
     background-position: center;
     background-size: 16px;
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/css/themes/element/timeline.css b/src/platform/web/ui/css/themes/element/timeline.css
index eed93df6..bac4b4a5 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/css/themes/element/timeline.css
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/css/themes/element/timeline.css
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     border: 1px solid var(--background-color-secondary--darker-7);
     background-image: url("./icons/chevron-down.svg?primary=icon-color");
     background-position: center;
-    background-color: white;
+    background-color: var(--background-color-primary--darker-10);
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
     cursor: pointer;
 }
@@ -357,13 +357,14 @@ only loads when the top comes into view*/
     border: 1px solid var(--light-border);
     border-radius: 10px;
     background-color: var(--background-color-secondary);
+    color: inherit;
     cursor: pointer;
     user-select: none;
     vertical-align: middle;
 }
 
 .Timeline_messageReactions button.active {
-    background-color: var(--accent-color--lighter-60);
+    background-color: var(--background-color-secondary);
     border-color: var(--accent-color);
 }