diff --git a/res/css/structures/_HomePage.scss b/res/css/structures/_HomePage.scss
index 0160cf368b..04527bff48 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_HomePage.scss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_HomePage.scss
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
             &:hover {
                 color: $accent-color;
-                background: rgba(#03b381, 0.06);
+                background: rgba($accent-color, 0.06);
 
                 &::before {
                     background-color: $accent-color;
diff --git a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
index 109f970932..928e60f0bc 100644
--- a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $monospace-font-family: Inconsolata, Twemoji, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emo
 
 // unified palette
 // try to use these colors when possible
-$accent-color: #03b381;
+$accent-color: #0DBD8B;
 $accent-bg-color: rgba(3, 179, 129, 0.16);
 $notice-primary-color: #ff4b55;
 $notice-primary-bg-color: rgba(255, 75, 85, 0.16);
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ $focus-bg-color: #dddddd;
 
 // button UI (white-on-green in light skin)
 $accent-fg-color: #ffffff;
-$accent-color-50pct: rgba(3, 179, 129, 0.5);    //#03b381 in rgb
+$accent-color-50pct: rgba($accent-color, 0.5);
 $accent-color-darker: #92caad;
 $accent-color-alt: #238CF5;
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ $roomtile-focused-bg-color: #fff;
 
 $username-variant1-color: #368bd6;
 $username-variant2-color: #ac3ba8;
-$username-variant3-color: #03b381;
+$username-variant3-color: #0DBD8B;
 $username-variant4-color: #e64f7a;
 $username-variant5-color: #ff812d;
 $username-variant6-color: #2dc2c5;
diff --git a/src/Avatar.js b/src/Avatar.js
index 2cb90eaea6..d76ea6f2c4 100644
--- a/src/Avatar.js
+++ b/src/Avatar.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function urlForColor(color) {
 const colorToDataURLCache = new Map();
 
 export function defaultAvatarUrlForString(s) {
-    const defaultColors = ['#03b381', '#368bd6', '#ac3ba8'];
+    const defaultColors = ['#0DBD8B', '#368bd6', '#ac3ba8'];
     let total = 0;
     for (let i = 0; i < s.length; ++i) {
         total += s.charCodeAt(i);