diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/admin.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/admin.scss
index 1619efbec..7751f4cab 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/admin.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/admin.scss
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ $table-header:   #ecf1f6;
   }
 
   .top-links {
-    background: #000;
-    color: $white;
 
     a {
       line-height: rem-calc($line-height * 1.5);
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/advanced_search.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/advanced_search.scss
index a22625b20..344176a48 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/advanced_search.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/advanced_search.scss
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
 
   > [aria-expanded] {
     @include xy-gutters;
-    color: $link;
-    cursor: pointer;
+    @include link;
     margin-top: $line-height;
     margin-bottom: $line-height;
     max-width: max-content;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/datepicker_overrides.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/datepicker_overrides.scss
index 239b38f70..d59d8b7c7 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/datepicker_overrides.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/datepicker_overrides.scss
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 
 .ui-datepicker-calendar {
 
-  .ui-state-default {
-    background: $highlight;
-    color: $text;
-  }
-
   .ui-state-hover,
   .ui-state-active {
     @extend %brand-background;
+
+    .ui-state-default:not(&) {
+      background: $highlight;
+      color: $text;
+    }
   }
 
   thead {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/layout.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/layout.scss
index 69373ae03..79631fcd4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/layout.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/layout.scss
@@ -146,9 +146,8 @@ button,
 }
 
 .button.hollow {
-  @include normal-selection;
+  @include brand-text;
   border: 1px solid;
-  color: $link;
 }
 
 .button.hollow.error {
@@ -1375,16 +1374,20 @@ form {
     }
   }
 
+  .notification-link {
+    color: inherit;
+
+    &:hover {
+      color: $link;
+    }
+  }
+
   &:hover {
 
     a {
       text-decoration: none;
     }
 
-    p:not(.time) {
-      color: $link;
-    }
-
     &::before {
       content: "\43";
     }
@@ -1405,7 +1408,6 @@ form {
   }
 
   p {
-    color: $text;
     margin-bottom: 0;
     max-width: 80%;
   }
@@ -2359,8 +2361,7 @@ table {
 }
 
 .add-related-content {
-  color: $link;
-  cursor: pointer;
+  @include link;
   display: block;
   margin-bottom: $line-height;
 
@@ -2459,7 +2460,7 @@ table {
   }
 
   a {
-    color: $link;
+    @include link;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mixins/buttons.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mixins/buttons.scss
index b5e1aee6c..96b3da07a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mixins/buttons.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mixins/buttons.scss
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   @include base-button;
 }
 
-@mixin hollow-button($color: $link) {
+@mixin hollow-button($color: $brand) {
   @include button($style: hollow, $background: $color);
   @include normal-selection;
   @include base-button;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/participation.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/participation.scss
index 2b8ceffac..c1830da9c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/participation.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/participation.scss
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
     font-weight: bold;
 
     a {
-      color: $link !important;
+      @include link;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/_notification.html.erb b/app/views/notifications/_notification.html.erb
index 48ae90db0..4eae3d8c5 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/_notification.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/notifications/_notification.html.erb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
                   title: notification.notifiable_title,
                   body: notification.notifiable_body } %>
     <% link_text = render "/notifications/notification_body", locals %>
-    <%= link_to_if notification.link.present?, link_text, notification.link %>
+    <%= link_to_if notification.link.present?, link_text, notification.link, class: "notification-link" %>
   <% else %>
     <p>
       <strong>