diff --git a/src/components/UnpublishedListing/UnpublishedListing.css b/src/components/UnpublishedListing/UnpublishedListing.css
index bbdbc05d..5345ed3f 100644
--- a/src/components/UnpublishedListing/UnpublishedListing.css
+++ b/src/components/UnpublishedListing/UnpublishedListing.css
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 :root {
-  --highlightColor: #e1eeea;
+  --highlightColor: #38ab9b;
+  --backgroundAltColor: #232528;
   --defaultFontSize: 1em;
 }
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
 .column {
   flex: 1 33%;
   margin: -10px;
+  margin-top: 24px;
   padding: 10px;
   max-width: 33%;
   transition: background-color .5s ease;
@@ -18,7 +20,8 @@
 
 .columnHovered {
   composes: column;
-  background-color: var(--highlightColor);
+  border: 2px dashed var(--highlightColor);
+  border-radius: 4px;
 }
 
 .columnHeading {
@@ -32,3 +35,11 @@
 .card {
   margin-bottom: 10px;
 }
+
+/* Gross stuff below, React Toolbox hacks */
+
+.cardTitle h5 {
+  color: var(--backgroundAltColor) !important;
+  font-weight: 500 !important;
+  font-size: 21px !important;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/UnpublishedListing/UnpublishedListing.js b/src/components/UnpublishedListing/UnpublishedListing.js
index 7b064c5a..4f061d72 100644
--- a/src/components/UnpublishedListing/UnpublishedListing.js
+++ b/src/components/UnpublishedListing/UnpublishedListing.js
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class UnpublishedListing extends React.Component {
                     <CardTitle
                       title={entry.getIn(['data', 'title'])}
                       subtitle={`by ${ author }`}
+                      className={styles.cardTitle}
                     />
                     <CardText>
                       Last updated: {timeStamp} by {entry.getIn(['metaData', 'user'])}
diff --git a/src/components/UnpublishedListing/UnpublishedListingCardMeta.css b/src/components/UnpublishedListing/UnpublishedListingCardMeta.css
index a1964d9a..5e42be98 100644
--- a/src/components/UnpublishedListing/UnpublishedListingCardMeta.css
+++ b/src/components/UnpublishedListing/UnpublishedListingCardMeta.css
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
   font-size: .75em;
   text-transform: uppercase;
 
-  background: var(--backgroundColorShaded);
+  background: var(--backgroundAltColor);
+  color: #fff;
 }
 
 .meta {}