diff --git a/datacenterlight/static/datacenterlight/css/common.css b/datacenterlight/static/datacenterlight/css/common.css
index 69c9a8e0..e24cf671 100644
--- a/datacenterlight/static/datacenterlight/css/common.css
+++ b/datacenterlight/static/datacenterlight/css/common.css
@@ -91,4 +91,8 @@ p.copyright {
 footer {
   padding: 20px 0;
   background-color: #f8f8f8;
+}
+
+footer a {
+  color: #777;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/datacenterlight/static/datacenterlight/css/landing-page.css b/datacenterlight/static/datacenterlight/css/landing-page.css
index eba3d1ef..e838b353 100755
--- a/datacenterlight/static/datacenterlight/css/landing-page.css
+++ b/datacenterlight/static/datacenterlight/css/landing-page.css
@@ -1223,7 +1223,6 @@ tech-sub-sec h2 {
 
 footer {
   padding: 50px 20px;
-  background-color: #f8f8f8;
 }
 
 .topnav a:focus {