diff --git a/src/styles/_app_base.sass b/src/styles/_app_base.sass
index b379c56..7972f23 100644
--- a/src/styles/_app_base.sass
+++ b/src/styles/_app_base.sass
@@ -502,14 +502,14 @@ input, input.form-control
 
 /* Generic Statuses */
 .processing
-	+stripes(rgba($color-background, .2), rgba($color-background, .5), -45deg, 25px)
+	+stripes(rgba(black, .1), rgba(white, .1), -45deg, 25px)
 	+stripes-animate
 	animation-duration: 2s
 
 .flash-on
-	background-color: lighten($color-success, 50%) !important
+	background-color: lighten($color-success, 40%) !important
 	border-color: lighten($color-success, 40%) !important
-	color: $color-success !important
+	color: darken($color-success, 10%) !important
 	text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 white
 	transition: all .1s ease-in
 	img
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ input, input.form-control
 		opacity: .8
 
 	&:before
-		background-color: lighten($color-success, 50%) !important
+		background-color: lighten($color-success, 40%) !important
 
 .flash-off
 	transition: all 1s ease-out