diff --git a/app/javascript/stylesheets/portrait/base.scss b/app/javascript/stylesheets/portrait/base.scss
index ff6975ec1..b94cc550c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/stylesheets/portrait/base.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/stylesheets/portrait/base.scss
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 		text-transform: uppercase;
 		font-family: $font_b;
 		font-weight: 300;
-		color: map-get($theme-text-colors, 'brand');
+		color: white;
+    text-shadow: 1px 1px black;
 		white-space: normal;
 	}
 	#site-banner-subtitle {
diff --git a/app/javascript/stylesheets/signature/base.scss b/app/javascript/stylesheets/signature/base.scss
index 23fe6cb03..cdba2e6e2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/stylesheets/signature/base.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/stylesheets/signature/base.scss
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ header[role='banner'] {
 	font-size: 198%;
 	font-weight: 200;
 	line-height: 1.1;
-	color: map-get($theme-text-colors, 'brand');
+	color: white;
 	text-align: center;
 	text-decoration: none;
 	text-transform: uppercase;
-	text-shadow: none;
+	text-shadow: 1px 1px black;
 	vertical-align: bottom;
 	.dr-arrow {
 		color: lighten(map-get($theme-border-colors, 'secondary'),35%);