diff --git a/scss/mixins/_buttons.scss b/scss/mixins/_buttons.scss
index 7510b12a08f30430d50ada72b5657987bd4fe8cf..798bfe89e98664d50a8ca053c090ac0b9c69fff1 100644
--- a/scss/mixins/_buttons.scss
+++ b/scss/mixins/_buttons.scss
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 // Easily pump out default styles, as well as :hover, :focus, :active,
 // and disabled options for all buttons
 
-@mixin button-variant($background, $border, $hover-background: darken($background, 7.5%), $hover-border: darken($border, 10%), $active-background: darken($background, 12.5%), $active-border: darken($border, 15%)) {
-  @include color-yiq($background);
+@mixin button-variant($background, $border, $hover-background: darken($background, 7.5%), $hover-border: darken($border, 10%), $active-background: darken($background, 10%), $active-border: darken($border, 12.5%)) {
+  color: color-yiq($background);
   background-color: $background;
   border-color: $border;
   @include box-shadow($btn-box-shadow);
 
   @include hover {
-    @include color-yiq($hover-background);
+    color: color-yiq($hover-background);
     background-color: $hover-background;
     border-color: $hover-border;
   }