diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/select-kit/category-chooser.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/select-kit/category-chooser.scss
index 695e539053..11c5435917 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/select-kit/category-chooser.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/select-kit/category-chooser.scss
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
         .topic-count {
           font-size: $font-down-1;
-          color: $primary;
+          color: $primary-medium;
           white-space: nowrap;
           margin-left: 0.5em;
           font-weight: normal;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/select-kit/category-drop.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/select-kit/category-drop.scss
index d7a6b3e0ba..792665b896 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/select-kit/category-drop.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/select-kit/category-drop.scss
@@ -63,10 +63,7 @@
           margin-left: 0.5em;
           font-weight: normal;
           color: $primary-medium;
-        }
-
-        .category-name {
-          color: $primary;
+          font-size: $font-down-1;
         }
 
         .badge-wrapper {