diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/umb-list.less b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/umb-list.less
index 7b2bdbec2f..bfe41ccaac 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/umb-list.less
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/umb-list.less
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ a.umb-list-item:focus {
 }
 
 .umb-list-item--error {
-    color: @red-d1;
+    color: @red;
 }
 
 .umb-list-item:hover .umb-list-checkbox,
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.html
index 2f2758d5e0..77a10a716a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.html
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
                             <span class="db umb-permission__description" ng-if="!publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.$invalid && !(variant.notifications && variant.notifications.length > 0) && !(variant.warnings && variant.warnings.length > 0)">
                                 <umb-variant-state variant="variant"></umb-variant-state>
                                 <span ng-if="variant.language.isMandatory"> - </span>
-                                <span ng-if="variant.language.isMandatory" ng-style="{'color': (variant.language.isMandatory && variant.willPublish === false) ? '#F02E28' : 'inherit' }"><localize key="languages_mandatoryLanguage"></localize></span>
+                                <span ng-if="variant.language.isMandatory" ng-style="{'color': (variant.language.isMandatory && variant.willPublish === false) ? '#D42054' : 'inherit' }"><localize key="languages_mandatoryLanguage"></localize></span>
                             </span>
 
                             <span class="db" ng-repeat="warning in variant.warnings">
-                                <span class="db umb-permission__description" style="color: #F02E28;">{{warning.message}}</span>
+                                <span class="db umb-permission__description text-error">{{warning.message}}</span>
                             </span>
 
                             <span class="db" ng-messages="publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.$error" show-validation-on-submit>