diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/annotator_overrides.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/annotator_overrides.scss
index 9bf27f22c..c2cbe68ff 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/annotator_overrides.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/annotator_overrides.scss
@@ -102,27 +102,47 @@
 
 .annotator-hl {
   cursor: pointer;
-  background: rgba(255, 255, 10, 0.2);
-}
+  background: rgba(255, 249, 218, 0.75);
 
-.annotator-hl.weight-1 {
-  background: #fff9da;
-}
+  &.weight-1 {
+    background: hsla(50, 100, 93, 0.5);
 
-.annotator-hl.weight-2 {
-  background: #fff5bc;
-}
+    .weight-1 {
+      background: hsla(50, 100, 93, 0.75);
+    }
+  }
 
-.annotator-hl.weight-3 {
-  background: #fff1a2;
-}
+  &.weight-2 {
+    background: hsla(63, 78, 86, 0.5);
 
-.annotator-hl.weight-4 {
-  background: #ffef8c;
-}
+    .weight-2 {
+      background: hsla(63, 78, 86, 0.75);
+    }
+  }
 
-.annotator-hl.weight-5 {
-  background: #ffe95f;
+  &.weight-3 {
+    background: hsla(52, 100, 85, 0.5);
+
+    .weight-3 {
+      background: hsla(52, 100, 85, 0.75);
+    }
+  }
+
+  &.weight-4 {
+    background: hsla(51, 91, 75, 0.5);
+
+    .weight-4 {
+     background: hsla(51, 91, 75, 0.75);
+    }
+  }
+
+  &.weight-5 {
+    background: hsla(46, 83, 60, 0.5);
+
+    .weight-5 {
+      background: hsla(46, 83, 60, 0.5);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .current-annotation {
diff --git a/app/views/legislation/annotations/_form.html.erb b/app/views/legislation/annotations/_form.html.erb
index 2c6cee9cd..369d0d691 100644
--- a/app/views/legislation/annotations/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/legislation/annotations/_form.html.erb
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
 
           <div class="comment-actions">
             <a class="cancel-comment" href="#" data-cancel-annotation><%= t('legislation.annotations.comments.cancel') %></a>
-            <%= f.submit class: 'button publish-comment' do %>
-              <strong><%= t('legislation.annotations.comments.publish_comment') %></strong>
-            <% end %>
+            <%= f.submit value: t('legislation.annotations.comments.publish_comment'), class: 'button publish-comment' %>
           </div>
 
           <%= f.hidden_field :quote %>
diff --git a/spec/features/legislation/draft_versions_spec.rb b/spec/features/legislation/draft_versions_spec.rb
index c70a8f1a3..f0a798b85 100644
--- a/spec/features/legislation/draft_versions_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/legislation/draft_versions_spec.rb
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ feature 'Legislation Draft Versions' do
 
       page.find(:css, ".legislation-annotatable").double_click
       page.find(:css, ".annotator-adder button").click
-      page.click_button "Create Annotation"
+      page.click_button "Publish Comment"
       expect(page).to have_content "Comment can't be blank"
 
       fill_in 'legislation_annotation_text', with: 'this is my annotation'
-      page.click_button "Create Annotation"
+      page.click_button "Publish Comment"
 
       expect(page).to have_css ".annotator-hl"
       first(:css, ".annotator-hl").click