diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/aspects.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/aspects.css.scss
index 9f07d2659..0bd8917f1 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/aspects.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/aspects.css.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-$bluebg: #e7f2f7;
-
 .aspect_dropdown {
   
   li {
@@ -341,7 +339,7 @@ $bluebg: #e7f2f7;
     display: block;
     margin-right: 6px;
     padding: 4px;
-    &:hover { background-color: $bluebg; }
+    &:hover { background-color: $background-blue; }
 
     .label {
       background-color: $background-grey;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/colors.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/colors.css.scss
index 4fd10ecf1..94b8c4b40 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/colors.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/colors.css.scss
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ $highlight-white: #FAFAFA;
 
 $background-white: #FFFFFF;
 $background-grey: #EEEEEE;
+$background-blue: #E7F2F7;
 
 $grey: #2B2B2B;
 $light-grey: #DDDDDD;