diff --git a/_sass/layout.scss b/_sass/layout.scss
index b1f0cf3f7d..348ca275f5 100644
--- a/_sass/layout.scss
+++ b/_sass/layout.scss
@@ -274,20 +274,20 @@ blockquote {
     }
     .icon {
       margin-top: 0;
-      margin-left: 8px;
+      opacity: 1;
     }
 
     ::-webkit-input-placeholder {
-      color: $grey-dark;
+      color: $grey;
     }
     ::-moz-placeholder {
-      color: $grey-dark;
+      color: $grey;
     }
     :-ms-input-placeholder {
-      color: $grey-dark;
+      color: $grey;
     }
     :-moz-placeholder {
-      color: $grey-dark;
+      color: $grey;
     }
 
   }
@@ -562,12 +562,12 @@ main.home {
 }
 
 .home-hero{
-  background: url("./images/default/hero.png");
+  background: url("./images/default/hero.jpg");
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
   background-position: bottom;
   background-size: 100% auto;
 
-  min-height: 670px;
+  min-height: 90vh;
   padding: 6em 0;
 
   color: white;
@@ -811,12 +811,12 @@ h6:hover .header-link {
 
 @media all and (min-width: 2000px) {
   .home-hero{
-    background: url("./images/default/hero2x.png");
+    background: url("./images/default/hero2x.jpg");
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
     background-position: bottom;
     background-size: 100% auto;
 
-    min-height: 670px;
+    min-height: 80vh;
     padding: 6em 0;
 
     color: white;
diff --git a/_sass/variables.scss b/_sass/variables.scss
index ac8404f824..3f4401f8b2 100644
--- a/_sass/variables.scss
+++ b/_sass/variables.scss
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ $warning: #ff5050;
 $space: #030c1a;
 $space-b: #0b182b;
 $space-grey: #121f33;
-$home-bg: #0b1224;
+$home-bg: #040b1b;
 
 // 2.1 Grayscale
 $grey-dark: #384a66;
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diff --git a/images/default/hero2x.jpg b/images/default/hero2x.jpg
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