diff --git a/source/stylesheets/_variables.scss b/source/stylesheets/_variables.scss
index b518e86..6d01b56 100644
--- a/source/stylesheets/_variables.scss
+++ b/source/stylesheets/_variables.scss
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ $examples-bg: #393939 !default;
 $code-bg: #292929 !default;
 $code-annotation-bg: #1c1c1c !default;
 $nav-subitem-bg: #262626 !default;
-$nav-active-bg: #2467af !default;
+$nav-active-bg: #0F75D4 !default;
 $lang-select-border: #000 !default;
 $lang-select-bg: #222 !default;
 $lang-select-active-bg: $examples-bg !default; // feel free to change this to blue or something
@@ -86,11 +86,7 @@ $phone-width: $tablet-width - $nav-width !default; // min width before reverting
 
 // OTHER
 ////////////////////
-$nav-active-shadow: #000 !default;
 $nav-footer-border-color: #666 !default;
-$nav-embossed-border-top: #000 !default;
-$nav-embossed-border-bottom: #939393 !default;
-$main-embossed-text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #fff !default;
 $search-box-border-color: #666 !default;
 
 
diff --git a/source/stylesheets/screen.css.scss b/source/stylesheets/screen.css.scss
index 0287e6f..02516a4 100644
--- a/source/stylesheets/screen.css.scss
+++ b/source/stylesheets/screen.css.scss
@@ -46,15 +46,6 @@ html, body {
   width: 20px;
 }
 
-@mixin embossed-bg {
-  background:
-    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(#000, 0.2), rgba(#000, 0) 8px),
-    linear-gradient(to top, rgba(#000, 0.2), rgba(#000, 0) 8px),
-    linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba($nav-embossed-border-top, 1), rgba($nav-embossed-border-top, 0) 1.5px),
-    linear-gradient(to top, rgba($nav-embossed-border-bottom, 1), rgba($nav-embossed-border-bottom, 0) 1.5px),
-    $nav-subitem-bg;
-}
-
 .toc-wrapper {
   transition: left 0.3s ease-in-out;
 
@@ -123,13 +114,12 @@ html, body {
     transition-property: height, margin;
     transition-duration: 180ms;
     transition-timing-function: ease-in-out;
+    background: $nav-subitem-bg;
     &.visible {
       height: 30%;
       margin-bottom: 1em;
     }
 
-    @include embossed-bg;
-
     li {
       margin: 1em $nav-padding;
       line-height: 1;
@@ -156,9 +146,15 @@ html, body {
     line-height: 28px;
   }
 
+  li {
+    color: $nav-text;
+    transition-property: background;
+    transition-timing-function: linear;
+    transition-duration: 200ms;
+  }
+
   // This is the currently selected ToC entry
   .toc-link.active {
-    box-shadow: 0px 1px 0px $nav-active-shadow;
     background-color: $nav-active-bg;
     color: $nav-active-text;
   }
@@ -167,12 +163,6 @@ html, body {
     display: none;
     background-color: $nav-subitem-bg;
     font-weight: 500;
-
-    // for embossed look:
-    @include embossed-bg;
-    &>li:last-child {
-      box-shadow: none; // otherwise it'll overflow out of the subheader
-    }
   }
 
   .toc-h2 {
@@ -337,7 +327,6 @@ html, body {
     padding: 0 $main-padding;
     box-sizing: border-box;
     display: block;
-    text-shadow: $main-embossed-text-shadow;
 
     @extend %left-col;
   }
@@ -353,14 +342,14 @@ html, body {
 
   h1 {
     @extend %header-font;
-    font-size: 30px;
+    font-size: 25px;
     padding-top: 0.5em;
     padding-bottom: 0.5em;
     border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;
     margin-bottom: $h1-margin-bottom;
     margin-top: 2em;
     border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
-    background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fff, #f9f9f9);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, #fff, #fbfbfb);
   }
 
   h1:first-child, div:first-child + h1 {
@@ -370,13 +359,13 @@ html, body {
 
   h2 {
     @extend %header-font;
-    font-size: 20px;
+    font-size: 19px;
     margin-top: 4em;
     margin-bottom: 0;
     border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
     padding-top: 1.2em;
     padding-bottom: 1.2em;
-    background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(#fff, 0.4), rgba(#fff, 0));
+    background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(#fff, 0.2), rgba(#fff, 0));
   }
 
   // h2s right after h1s should bump right up
@@ -468,7 +457,6 @@ html, body {
   aside {
     padding-top: 1em;
     padding-bottom: 1em;
-    text-shadow: 0 1px 0 lighten($aside-notice-bg, 15%);
     margin-top: 1.5em;
     margin-bottom: 1.5em;
     background: $aside-notice-bg;
@@ -476,12 +464,10 @@ html, body {
 
     &.warning {
       background-color: $aside-warning-bg;
-      text-shadow: 0 1px 0 lighten($aside-warning-bg, 15%);
     }
 
     &.success {
       background-color: $aside-success-bg;
-      text-shadow: 0 1px 0 lighten($aside-success-bg, 15%);
     }
   }
 
@@ -508,7 +494,6 @@ html, body {
     margin: -2px;
     border-radius: 4px;
     border: 1px solid #F7E633;
-    text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 #666;
     background: linear-gradient(to top left, #F7E633 0%, #F1D32F 100%);
   }
 }
@@ -523,7 +508,6 @@ html, body {
     background-color: $code-bg;
     color: #fff;
 
-    padding: 2em $main-padding;
     margin: 0;
     width: $examples-width;
 
@@ -531,7 +515,6 @@ html, body {
     clear:right;
 
     box-sizing: border-box;
-    text-shadow: 0px 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
 
     @extend %right-col;
 
@@ -546,16 +529,16 @@ html, body {
 
   pre {
     @extend %code-font;
+    padding-top: 2em;
+    padding-bottom: 2em;
+    padding: 2em $main-padding;
   }
 
   blockquote {
     &>p {
       background-color: $code-annotation-bg;
-      border-radius: 5px;
-      padding: $code-annotation-padding;
-      color: #ccc;
-      border-top: 1px solid #000;
-      border-bottom: 1px solid #404040;
+      padding: $code-annotation-padding 2em;
+      color: #eee;
     }
   }
 }