diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mixins/colors.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mixins/colors.scss
index eff3b260d..c7811bbbf 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mixins/colors.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mixins/colors.scss
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
   }
 }
 
-@mixin brand-background($color: $brand) {
-  @include background-with-text-contrast($color);
+@mixin brand-background {
+  @include background-with-text-contrast($brand);
 }
 
 @mixin brand-text {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mixins/forms.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mixins/forms.scss
index 3a6b85df1..212c6c79a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mixins/forms.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mixins/forms.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     $icon-size-with-padding: $icon-size + $padding-right;
     $polygon-size: $icon-size / 2;
     @include background-till-left-of-screen;
-    @include brand-background($brand-secondary);
+    @include background-with-text-contrast($brand-secondary);
     border: $border-width solid $brand-secondary;
     border-bottom-right-radius: rem-calc(12);
     border-top-right-radius: rem-calc(12);