diff --git a/public/css/_variables.styl b/public/css/_variables.styl
index 5d70147..99ac32c 100644
--- a/public/css/_variables.styl
+++ b/public/css/_variables.styl
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@ $dkgray = #202020
 $blue = #00aeef
 $dkblue = #006991
 
+// new colors
+
+$activeBlue = #00aeef
+$actionPink = #ec008c
+
+$sidebarBg = #0b1316
+$sidebarActive = #192a47
+
+$baseText = #565656
+$textSecondary = #b7b7b7
+
+$grayBackground = #f7f7f7
+$grayOutline = #e4e4e4
 
 // font sizes
 
diff --git a/public/css/app/chat.styl b/public/css/app/chat.styl
index ae46453..394a46e 100644
--- a/public/css/app/chat.styl
+++ b/public/css/app/chat.styl
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 
 .chatBox
   borderbox()
-  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.08)
+  border-top: 1px solid $grayOutline
   bottom: 0px
   position: fixed
   right: 0px
@@ -123,11 +123,8 @@
   z-index: 200
 
   form
-    gradient: #e1e4e6 #cacdce
+    background: $grayBackground
     padding: 11px
-    border-top: 1px solid #fff
-    border-left: 1px solid #ddd
-    border-right: 1px solid #ddd
 
   .formwrap
     borderbox()
@@ -139,22 +136,20 @@
     background-color: #fff
     width: 100%
     height: 30px
-    border: 1px solid #ccc
-    border-top-color: #bbb
-    roundall: 5px
-    innerShadow: rgba(0,0,0,.1) 0 -1px 3px
+    border: 1px solid $grayOutline
+    roundall: 3px
     line-height: 18px
     outline: none
     resize: none
     color: #222f3b
     font-size: 14px
     -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased
+    -webkit-appearance: none
     padding: 5px
     borderbox()
 
     &:focus
       border-color: #bbb
-      border-top-color: #aaa
 
     &.editing
       background-color: yellow
diff --git a/public/css/otalk.css b/public/css/otalk.css
index 482bb09..a7b6b56 100644
--- a/public/css/otalk.css
+++ b/public/css/otalk.css
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ td {
   -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
   -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
   box-sizing: border-box;
-  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
+  border-top: 1px solid #e4e4e4;
   bottom: 0px;
   position: fixed;
   right: 0px;
@@ -578,13 +578,8 @@ td {
   z-index: 200;
 }
 .chatBox form {
-  background: #e1e4e6;
-  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #e1e4e6, #cacdce);
-  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0, #e1e4e6), color-stop(1, #cacdce));
+  background: #f7f7f7;
   padding: 11px;
-  border-top: 1px solid #fff;
-  border-left: 1px solid #ddd;
-  border-right: 1px solid #ddd;
 }
 .chatBox .formwrap {
   -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
@@ -598,23 +593,20 @@ td {
   background-color: #fff;
   width: 100%;
   height: 30px;
-  border: 1px solid #ccc;
-  border-top-color: #bbb;
-  -moz-border-radius: 5px;
-  -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
-  -khtml-border-radius: 5px;
-  -o-border-radius: 5px;
-  -border-radius: 5px;
-  border-radius: 5px;
-  -moz-box-shadow: inset rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 0 -1px 3px;
-  -webkit-box-shadow: inset rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 0 -1px 3px;
-  box-shadow: inset rgba(0,0,0,0.1) 0 -1px 3px;
+  border: 1px solid #e4e4e4;
+  -moz-border-radius: 3px;
+  -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
+  -khtml-border-radius: 3px;
+  -o-border-radius: 3px;
+  -border-radius: 3px;
+  border-radius: 3px;
   line-height: 18px;
   outline: none;
   resize: none;
   color: #222f3b;
   font-size: 14px;
   -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
+  -webkit-appearance: none;
   padding: 5px;
   -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
   -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
@@ -622,7 +614,6 @@ td {
 }
 .chatBox textarea:focus {
   border-color: #bbb;
-  border-top-color: #aaa;
 }
 .chatBox textarea.editing {
   background-color: #ff0;