diff --git a/styles/less/sheets/actors/character/header.less b/styles/less/sheets/actors/character/header.less
index 99486096..91b3545a 100644
--- a/styles/less/sheets/actors/character/header.less
+++ b/styles/less/sheets/actors/character/header.less
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@
             padding-left: 0.5rem;
 
             .trait {
-                --color-border: light-dark(@semi-transparent-dark-blue, @golden-60);
                 cursor: pointer;
                 position: relative;
 
@@ -238,10 +237,10 @@
 
                 .trait-name {
                     position: relative;
-                    background-color: light-dark(@semi-transparent-dark-blue, @golden-40);
-                    border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+                    background-color: @trait-color-bg;
+                    border: 1px solid @trait-color-border;
                     border-radius: 3px;
-                    color: light-dark(var(--color-light-1), @golden);
+                    color: @color-text-emphatic;
                     font-size: var(--font-size-12);
                     font-weight: 600;
                     height: 1rem;
@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@
                     width: 100%;
                     padding: 0 0.1876px 0 0.375rem;
                     margin-right: 0.125rem; /* makes it center SLIGHTLY */
-                    text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px @light-black;
+                    text-shadow: 1px 1px 3px @color-text-shadow-contrast;
 
                     display: flex;
                     align-items: center;
@@ -279,6 +278,7 @@
                 }
 
                 .trait-value-area {
+                    --color-border: @trait-color-border;
                     --background: light-dark(#e8e6e3, @dark-blue);
                     display: flex;
                     position: relative;
diff --git a/styles/less/sheets/actors/companion/header.less b/styles/less/sheets/actors/companion/header.less
index 7ca7c503..b4df96bf 100644
--- a/styles/less/sheets/actors/companion/header.less
+++ b/styles/less/sheets/actors/companion/header.less
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@
                 font-size: var(--font-size-24);
                 outline: 2px solid transparent;
                 box-shadow: unset;                
-                text-shadow: 0 0 4px light-dark(white, @dark-80), 0 0 8px light-dark(white, @dark-80), 0 0 14px light-dark(white, @dark-80);
-
+                text-shadow: 0 0 4px @color-text-shadow-contrast, 0 0 8px @color-text-shadow-contrast, 0 0 14px @color-text-shadow-contrast;
+                
                 height: 2rem;
                 text-align: center;
                 transition: all 0.3s ease;
 
                 &:hover {
-                    outline: 2px solid light-dark(@dark, @golden);
+                    outline: 2px solid @color-border;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/styles/less/sheets/actors/environment/header.less b/styles/less/sheets/actors/environment/header.less
index 890e828c..85471af4 100644
--- a/styles/less/sheets/actors/environment/header.less
+++ b/styles/less/sheets/actors/environment/header.less
@@ -36,15 +36,14 @@
                 transition: all 0.3s ease;
                 outline: 2px solid transparent;
                 box-shadow: none;
-                text-shadow: 0 0 4px light-dark(white, @dark-80), 0 0 8px light-dark(white, @dark-80), 0 0 14px light-dark(white, @dark-80);
-
+                text-shadow: 0 0 4px @color-text-shadow-contrast, 0 0 8px @color-text-shadow-contrast, 0 0 14px @color-text-shadow-contrast;
                 padding-left: 0;
                 height: 2.625rem;
 
                 &:hover[type='text'],
                 &:focus[type='text'] {
                     box-shadow: none;
-                    outline: 2px solid light-dark(@dark-blue, @golden);
+                    outline: 2px solid @color-border;
                 }
             }
             
diff --git a/styles/less/sheets/actors/party/header.less b/styles/less/sheets/actors/party/header.less
index aca246d8..58e3bc31 100644
--- a/styles/less/sheets/actors/party/header.less
+++ b/styles/less/sheets/actors/party/header.less
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             font-size: var(--font-size-32);
             outline: 2px solid transparent;
             box-shadow: unset;
-            text-shadow: 0 0 4px light-dark(white, @dark-80), 0 0 8px light-dark(white, @dark-80), 0 0 14px light-dark(white, @dark-80);
+            text-shadow: 0 0 4px @color-text-shadow-contrast, 0 0 8px @color-text-shadow-contrast, 0 0 14px @color-text-shadow-contrast;
 
             text-align: center;
             transition: all 0.3s ease;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
             &:hover[type='text'],
             &:focus[type='text'] {
-                outline: 2px solid light-dark(@dark-blue, @golden);
+                outline: 2px solid @color-border;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/styles/less/utils/colors.less b/styles/less/utils/colors.less
index f8ce4849..bb219ebb 100755
--- a/styles/less/utils/colors.less
+++ b/styles/less/utils/colors.less
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     --beige-filter: brightness(0) saturate(100%) invert(87%) sepia(25%) saturate(164%) hue-rotate(339deg) brightness(106%) contrast(87%);
     --bright-beige-filter: brightness(0) saturate(100%) invert(87%) sepia(15%) saturate(343%) hue-rotate(333deg) brightness(110%) contrast(87%);
 
+    --light-white: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
     --soft-white-shadow: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
 
     --light-black: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
@@ -101,8 +102,11 @@
         --color-text-emphatic: @dark-blue;
         --color-text-subtle: #555;
 
+        --dh-color-text-shadow-contrast: #ffffffa0;
         --dh-input-color-border: @dark;
         --dh-input-color-text: @dark;
+        --dh-trait-color-bg: #b1afb6;
+        --dh-trait-color-border: #8e8d96;
     }
 }
 @scope (.theme-dark) to (.themed) {  
@@ -115,8 +119,11 @@
         --color-text-emphatic: @golden;
         --color-text-subtle: #a29086;
 
+        --dh-color-text-shadow-contrast: @dark-80;
         --dh-input-color-border: @beige;
         --dh-input-color-text: @beige;
+        --dh-trait-color-bg: #50433F;
+        --dh-trait-color-border: #927952;
     }
 }
 
@@ -194,6 +201,7 @@
 
 @soft-white-shadow: var(--soft-white-shadow, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05));
 
+@light-white: var(--light-white, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3));
 @light-black: var(--light-black, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3));
 @soft-shadow: var(--soft-shadow, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05));
 
@@ -232,5 +240,8 @@
 @color-text-emphatic: var(--color-text-emphatic);
 @color-text-primary: var(--color-text-primary);
 @color-text-subtle: var(--color-text-subtle);
+@color-text-shadow-contrast: var(--dh-color-text-shadow-contrast);
 @input-color-border: var(--dh-input-color-border);
-@input-color-text: var(--dh-input-color-text);
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+@input-color-text: var(--dh-input-color-text);
+@trait-color-bg: var(--dh-trait-color-bg);
+@trait-color-border: var(--dh-trait-color-border);
\ No newline at end of file