diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/generic/issue_box.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/generic/issue_box.scss
index d4d3361bc728bb91e739d1e67a034c4d9135939e..bd692417989709d498e21c6560acae38bf1d0be0 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/generic/issue_box.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/generic/issue_box.scss
@@ -15,39 +15,39 @@
   @include box-shadow(0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05));
 
   &.issue-box-closed {
-    border-color: #DA4E49;
+    border-color: $border_danger;
     .state {
-      background-color: #f2dede;
-      border-color: #ebccd1;
-      color: #a94442;
+      background-color: $bg_light_danger;
+      border-color: $border_danger;
+      color: $color_danger;
       .state-label {
-        background: #DA4E49;
+        background-color: $bg_danger;
         color: #FFF;
       }
     }
   }
 
   &.issue-box-merged {
-    border-color: #31708f;
+    border-color: $border_primary;
     .state {
-      background-color: #d9edf7;
-      border-color: #bce8f1;
-      color: #31708f;
+      background-color: $bg_light_primary;
+      border-color: $border_primary;
+      color: $color_primary;
       .state-label {
-        background: #31708f;
+        background-color: $bg_primary;
         color: #FFF;
       }
     }
   }
 
   &.issue-box-open {
-    border-color: #4A4;
+    border-color: $border_success;
     .state {
-      background-color: #dff0d8;
-      border-color: #d6e9c6;
-      color: #3c763d;
+      background-color: $bg_light_success;
+      border-color: $border_success;
+      color: $color_success;
       .state-label {
-        background: #4A4;
+        background-color: $bg_success;
         color: #FFF;
       }
     }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/main/variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/main/variables.scss
index 4b5fa0979be33bdde91d7db046f0105771bcad00..f133777de56e3bed8fcb2bdceb2a8bb3c293f6dd 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/main/variables.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/main/variables.scss
@@ -8,6 +8,31 @@ $bg_style_color: #2299BB;
 $list-group-active-bg: $bg_style_color;
 $hover: #D9EDF7;
 
+/*
+ * Success colors (green)
+ */
+$border_success: #4cae4c;
+$bg_success: #5cb85c;
+$bg_light_success: #dff0d8;
+$color_success: #3c763d;
+
+/*
+ * Danger colors (red)
+ */
+$border_danger: #d43f3a;
+$bg_danger: #d9534f;
+$bg_light_danger: #f2dede;
+$color_danger: #a94442;
+
+/*
+ * Primary colors (blue)
+ */
+$border_primary: #358ebd;
+$bg_primary: #429bca;
+$bg_light_primary: #d9edf7;
+$color_primary: #31708f;
+
+
 /**
  * Commit Diff Colors
  */