diff --git a/scss/mixins/_forms.scss b/scss/mixins/_forms.scss
index 33b186a8de0cdab7a70240b3568b02a89dfbf497..9d01e6dbc5f10ba60826f82b39805cb044a0439b 100644
--- a/scss/mixins/_forms.scss
+++ b/scss/mixins/_forms.scss
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     border-color: $color;
 
     &:focus {
-      @include box-shadow($input-box-shadow, 0 0 6px lighten($color, 20%));
+      @include box-shadow($input-box-shadow, 0 0 0 3px rgba($color, .5));
     }
   }