diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/bootstrap_and_overrides.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/bootstrap_and_overrides.css.scss
index 51090e2..ba25be4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/bootstrap_and_overrides.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/bootstrap_and_overrides.css.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ $iconWhiteSpritePath: image-path('glyphicons-halflings-white.png');
 $navbarBackground: #f0f0f0;
 $navbarBackgroundHighlight: lighten($navbarBackground, 10%);
 
+// The default active / link color is white which doesn't work on our lightish background.
+$navbarLinkColorHover: lighten(#999, 10%);
+$navbarLinkColorActive: $navbarLinkColorHover;
+
 @import "bootstrap";
 body { padding-top: 50px; }
 @import "bootstrap-responsive";