diff --git a/css/area_nav-direct.less b/css/area_nav-direct.less
index 21328ad..2519461 100755
--- a/css/area_nav-direct.less
+++ b/css/area_nav-direct.less
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
  * @author Jana Deutschlaender <deutschlaender@cosmocode.de>
  */
 
+
 .nav-direct {
-    background-color: __nav_direct_background__;
+    background-color: @nav_direct_background;
     margin-top: -1px;
 
     p {
@@ -24,9 +25,9 @@
             box-shadow: __box_shadow__;
             display: block;
             width: 100%;
-            background-color: __nav_direct_background__;
+            background-color: @nav_direct_background;
             border-bottom: 1px solid __shadow_color__;
-            color: __nav_direct_color__;
+            color: @nav_direct_color;
             line-height: @line-height-default;
             text-decoration: none;
             padding: 1em;
diff --git a/css/base_design.less b/css/base_design.less
index 647a3f5..feba57a 100755
--- a/css/base_design.less
+++ b/css/base_design.less
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ html, body {
     background-color: @color-site-bg;
 }
 
-a {
-    color: @color-link;
-}
-
 
 /* highlight selected tool */
 
@@ -347,18 +343,18 @@ th {
 
 a {
     outline: none;
-}
 
-a:link,
-a:visited {
-    text-decoration: none;
-    color: @color-link;
-}
+    &:link,
+    &:visited {
+        text-decoration: none;
+        color: @ini_link;
+    }
 
-a:hover,
-a:focus,
-a:active {
-    text-decoration: underline;
+    &:hover,
+    &:focus,
+    &:active {
+        text-decoration: underline;
+    }
 }
 
 img {
diff --git a/css/plugins/magic-matcher.less b/css/plugins/magic-matcher.less
index df0d67f..474d92d 100755
--- a/css/plugins/magic-matcher.less
+++ b/css/plugins/magic-matcher.less
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         min-height: @height-context-bar;
         box-sizing: border-box;
         box-shadow: __box_shadow__;
-        background-color: __nav_direct_background__;
+        background-color: @ini_background_content;
         border-radius: 0 0 @ini_default_border_radius @ini_default_border_radius;
         font-size: @font-size-default;
         padding: .8em 1em .5em;