Index: src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/css/twentythirteen-rtl.css
===================================================================
--- src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/css/twentythirteen-rtl.css	(revision 11109)
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/css/twentythirteen-rtl.css	(working copy)
@@ -159,10 +159,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-#buddypress #object-nav ul li:not(.selected) a {
-	opacity: 0.7;
-}
-
 @media screen and (min-width: 38.75em) {
 	#buddypress #object-nav ul li {
 		float: right;
@@ -358,12 +354,12 @@
 }
 
 #buddypress .activity-meta .button:focus, #buddypress .activity-meta .button:hover {
-	background: #e37a5a;
+	background: #bd4b28;
 	color: #f7f5e7;
 }
 
 #buddypress .action .generic-button a:focus, #buddypress .action .generic-button a:hover {
-	background: #e37a5a;
+	background: #bd4b28;
 	color: #f7f5e7;
 }
 
@@ -646,10 +642,15 @@
 #buddypress #activity-stream .activity-content .activity-header p {
 	background-color: #f7f7f7;
 	border: 1px solid rgba(234, 234, 234, 0.6);
+	color: #727272;
 	margin-top: 0;
 	padding: 0 0.2em;
 }
 
+#buddypress #activity-stream .activity-content .activity-header p a.activity-time-since {
+	color: #727272;
+}
+
 #buddypress #activity-stream .activity-content .activity-header img.avatar {
 	display: inline-block;
 	margin-bottom: 0 !important;
@@ -723,6 +724,14 @@
 	margin: 15px 2px 0 0;
 }
 
+#buddypress #activity-stream .activity-comments a {
+	color: #ac0404;
+}
+
+#buddypress #activity-stream .activity-comments .acomment-meta {
+	color: #737373;
+}
+
 #buddypress #activity-stream .activity-comments .ac-form input[type="submit"],
 #buddypress #activity-stream .activity-comments .ac-form .ac-reply-cancel {
 	color: rgba(20, 20, 18, 0.8);
Index: src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/css/twentythirteen.css
===================================================================
--- src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/css/twentythirteen.css	(revision 11109)
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/css/twentythirteen.css	(working copy)
@@ -159,10 +159,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-#buddypress #object-nav ul li:not(.selected) a {
-	opacity: 0.7;
-}
-
 @media screen and (min-width: 38.75em) {
 	#buddypress #object-nav ul li {
 		float: left;
@@ -358,12 +354,12 @@
 }
 
 #buddypress .activity-meta .button:focus, #buddypress .activity-meta .button:hover {
-	background: #e37a5a;
+	background: #bd4b28;
 	color: #f7f5e7;
 }
 
 #buddypress .action .generic-button a:focus, #buddypress .action .generic-button a:hover {
-	background: #e37a5a;
+	background: #bd4b28;
 	color: #f7f5e7;
 }
 
@@ -646,10 +642,15 @@
 #buddypress #activity-stream .activity-content .activity-header p {
 	background-color: #f7f7f7;
 	border: 1px solid rgba(234, 234, 234, 0.6);
+	color: #727272;
 	margin-top: 0;
 	padding: 0 0.2em;
 }
 
+#buddypress #activity-stream .activity-content .activity-header p a.activity-time-since {
+	color: #727272;
+}
+
 #buddypress #activity-stream .activity-content .activity-header img.avatar {
 	display: inline-block;
 	margin-bottom: 0 !important;
@@ -723,6 +724,14 @@
 	margin: 15px 0 0 2px;
 }
 
+#buddypress #activity-stream .activity-comments a {
+	color: #ac0404;
+}
+
+#buddypress #activity-stream .activity-comments .acomment-meta {
+	color: #737373;
+}
+
 #buddypress #activity-stream .activity-comments .ac-form input[type="submit"],
 #buddypress #activity-stream .activity-comments .ac-form .ac-reply-cancel {
 	color: rgba(20, 20, 18, 0.8);
Index: src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/css/twentythirteen.scss
===================================================================
--- src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/css/twentythirteen.scss	(revision 11109)
+++ src/bp-templates/bp-legacy/css/twentythirteen.scss	(working copy)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 $border-color:       #d4d0ba;    // border color is varied using rgba
 $border-light:       #eaeaea; // BP dividers
 $border-med:         #ddd;
-$background-hover:   #db572f; // 2013 link background hover
+$background-hover:   #bd4b28; // 2013 link background hover
 $bp-button-hover:    #ededed; // this is the default BP button hover background
 $notice-error:       #c85a6e;
 $notice-warning:     #d05656;
@@ -348,10 +348,6 @@
 				}
 			}
 
-			li:not(.selected) {
-				a {opacity: 0.7;}
-			}
-
 			@media screen and (min-width: 38.75em) {
 				li {
 					float: left;
@@ -597,7 +593,7 @@
 		.button {
 			&:focus,
 			&:hover {
-				background: lighten($background-hover, 10%);
+				background: $background-hover;
 				color: $cream-background;
 			}
 		}
@@ -608,7 +604,7 @@
 			a {
 				&:focus,
 				&:hover {
-					background: lighten($background-hover, 10%);
+					background: $background-hover;
 					color: $cream-background;
 				}
 			}
@@ -938,8 +934,13 @@
 				p {
 					background-color: $light-background;
 					border: 1px solid rgba($border-light, 0.6);
+					color: #727272;
 					margin-top: 0;
 					padding: 0 0.2em;
+
+					a.activity-time-since {
+						color: #727272;
+					}
 				}
 
 				img.avatar {
@@ -1024,6 +1025,14 @@
 				margin: 15px 0 0 2px;
 			}
 
+			a {
+				color: #ac0404;
+			}
+
+			.acomment-meta {
+				color: #737373;
+			}
+
 			.ac-form {
 
 				input[type="submit"],