diff --git a/css/article-list.css b/css/article-list.css
index e63e14e..26f60bd 100644
--- a/css/article-list.css
+++ b/css/article-list.css
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     display: inline;
 }
 .article-section-header, .year-header {
-    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
+    background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
     padding-top: 12px;
     padding-bottom: 12px;
 }
diff --git a/css/global.css b/css/global.css
index 4446167..fe83784 100644
--- a/css/global.css
+++ b/css/global.css
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ footer {
     display: flow-root;
 }
 .parallax-section > div:last-child > div {
-    background-color: rgba(50,50,50,0.9);
+    background-color: rgba(50,50,50,0.75);
     background-blend-mode: multiply;
 }