diff --git a/static/css/bootstrap.css b/static/css/bootstrap.css
index 87bf1a3d..cac2b6a7 100644
--- a/static/css/bootstrap.css
+++ b/static/css/bootstrap.css
@@ -1736,7 +1736,7 @@ output {
   font-size: 14px;
   line-height: 1.42857143;
   color: #555555;
-  background-color: #ffffff;
+  background-color: transparent;
   background-image: none;
   border: 1px solid #cccccc;
   border-radius: 2px;
@@ -4120,7 +4120,7 @@ a.badge:focus {
   display: block;
   padding: 10px 15px;
   margin-bottom: -1px;
-  background-color: #ffffff;
+  background-color: transparent;
   border: 1px solid #dddddd;
 }
 .list-group-item:first-child {
@@ -4319,7 +4319,7 @@ button.list-group-item-danger.active:focus {
 }
 .panel {
   margin-bottom: 20px;
-  background-color: #ffffff;
+  background-color: transparent;
   border: 1px solid transparent;
   border-radius: 2px;
   -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
diff --git a/static/css/channels.css b/static/css/channels.css
index c3afed91..f6c7dd06 100644
--- a/static/css/channels.css
+++ b/static/css/channels.css
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ table.channels-table > tbody > tr > th {
 
 .edit-name, .edit-checks {
     padding: 12px 6px;
-    border: 1px solid #FFF;
+    border: 1px solid transparent;
     cursor: pointer;
 }
 
diff --git a/static/css/my_checks_desktop.css b/static/css/my_checks_desktop.css
index fe28748e..bfaf04d5 100644
--- a/static/css/my_checks_desktop.css
+++ b/static/css/my_checks_desktop.css
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #checks-table .integrations,
 #checks-table .timeout-grace,
 #checks-table .last-ping {
-    border: 1px solid #FFF;
+    border: 1px solid transparent;
     padding: 6px;
 }
 
diff --git a/static/css/projects.css b/static/css/projects.css
index 49ee03cd..d20c3df5 100644
--- a/static/css/projects.css
+++ b/static/css/projects.css
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 }
 
 #project-selector #add-project .project {
-    border: 1px dashed #ddd;
+    border-style: dashed;
     padding: 0;
     text-align: center;
     font-size: 18px;
diff --git a/static/css/selectize.hc.css b/static/css/selectize.hc.css
index 109e4737..ba9e78f7 100644
--- a/static/css/selectize.hc.css
+++ b/static/css/selectize.hc.css
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 }
 .selectize-input,
 .selectize-control.single .selectize-input.input-active {
-  background: #ffffff;
+  background: transparent;
   cursor: text;
   display: inline-block;
 }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   padding: 4px 12px 1px;
 }
 .selectize-input.full {
-  background-color: #ffffff;
+  background-color: transparent;
 }
 .selectize-input.disabled,
 .selectize-input.disabled * {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
   content: ' ';
   display: block;
   position: absolute;
-  background: #ffffff;
+  background: rgba(204, 204, 204, 0.008);
   height: 1px;
   bottom: 0;
   left: 0;
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 }
 .selectize-control .selectize-input.disabled {
   opacity: 0.5;
-  background-color: #ffffff;
+  background-color: transparent;
 }
 .selectize-dropdown,
 .selectize-dropdown.form-control {
diff --git a/stuff/bootstrap/variables.less b/stuff/bootstrap/variables.less
index a5fec2ed..ea77a494 100755
--- a/stuff/bootstrap/variables.less
+++ b/stuff/bootstrap/variables.less
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 //##
 
 //** `<input>` background color
-@input-bg:                       #fff;
+@input-bg:                       transparent;
 //** `<input disabled>` background color
 @input-bg-disabled:              @gray-lighter;
 
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
 @navbar-collapse-max-height:       340px;
 
 @navbar-default-color:             #777;
-@navbar-default-bg:                #FFF;
+@navbar-default-bg:                #fff;
 @navbar-default-border:            darken(@navbar-default-bg, 6.5%);
 
 // Navbar links
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@
 //##
 
 //** Background color on `.list-group-item`
-@list-group-bg:                 #fff;
+@list-group-bg:                 transparent;
 //** `.list-group-item` border color
 @list-group-border:             #ddd;
 //** List group border radius
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@
 //
 //##
 
-@panel-bg:                    #fff;
+@panel-bg:                    transparent;
 @panel-body-padding:          15px;
 @panel-heading-padding:       10px 15px;
 @panel-footer-padding:        @panel-heading-padding;