diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-list.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-list.css.scss
index 068aa95355f..0dd66b708c0 100755
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-list.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-list.css.scss
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
   }
   .avatar {
     &.latest {
-      @include box-shadow(0 0 5px lighten($link_color, 10%));
+      @include box-shadow(0 0 6px 1px desaturate(lighten($link_color, 18%), 35%));
     }
   }
   .num {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-post.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-post.css.scss
index 9b95434e143..457a19f9e0c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-post.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-post.css.scss
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
     margin-right: 4px;
   }
   .poster.toggled .avatar {
-    @include box-shadow(0 0 5px lighten($link_color, 10%));
+    @include box-shadow(0 0 6px 1px desaturate(lighten($link_color, 18%), 35%));
   }
   .summary {
     border-bottom: 1px solid #d1d1d2;