diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
index 5973a7fc84..c15e2842db 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ a.star {
       font-size: 0.929em;
     }
     i.fa-times {
-        color: dark-light-choose(scale-color($primary, $lightness: 50%), scale-color($secondary, $lightness: 50%));
+        color: color: dark-light-choose(scale-color($primary, $lightness: 60%), scale-color($secondary, $lightness: 40%));
     }
   }