diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/book.html b/bookwyrm/templates/book.html
index 50f24456a..503da72f8 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/book.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/book.html
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 			    <form name="delete-readthrough-{{ readthrough.id }}" action="/delete-readthrough" method="POST">
 				{% csrf_token %}
 				<input type="hidden" name="id" value="{{ readthrough.id }}">
-				<button class="button is-danger" type="submit">
+				<button class="button is-danger is-light" type="submit">
 				    Delete
 				</button>
 				<label for="delete-readthrough-{{ readthrough.id }}" class="button">Cancel</button>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/edit_book.html b/bookwyrm/templates/edit_book.html
index 7d005ec04..0d7b29c20 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/edit_book.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/edit_book.html
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     </div>
     <div class="block">
         <button class="button is-primary" type="submit">Save</button>
-        <a class="button is-danger is-light" href="/book/{{ book.id }}">Cancel</a>
+        <a class="button" href="/book/{{ book.id }}">Cancel</a>
     </div>
 </form>
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications.html
index a128bc53b..124304a9c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <form name="clear" action="/clear-notifications" method="POST">
         {% csrf_token %}
-        <button class="button is-danger" type="submit" class="secondary">Delete notifications</button>
+        <button class="button is-danger is-light" type="submit" class="secondary">Delete notifications</button>
     </form>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/follow_button.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/follow_button.html
index 3fdcbab81..65df19e86 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/follow_button.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/follow_button.html
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ Follow request already sent.
 <form action="/unfollow/" method="POST" onsubmit="interact(event)" class="follow-{{ user.id }} {% if not request.user in user.followers.all %}hidden{%endif %}" data-id="follow-{{ user.id }}">
     {% csrf_token %}
     <input type="hidden" name="user" value="{{ user.username }}">
-    <button class="button is-small is-danger" type="submit">Unfollow</button>
+    <button class="button is-small is-danger is-light" type="submit">Unfollow</button>
 </form>
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/follow_request_buttons.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/follow_request_buttons.html
index b6296d3fd..6e8453fd6 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/follow_request_buttons.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/follow_request_buttons.html
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
 <form action="/delete_follow_request/" method="POST">
     {% csrf_token %}
     <input type="hidden" name="user" value="{{ user.username }}">
-    <button class="button is-danger is-small" type="submit" class="warning">Delete</button>
+    <button class="button is-danger is-light is-small" type="submit" class="warning">Delete</button>
 </form>
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelf_selector.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelf_selector.html
index 7f93762a8..dc46266a8 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelf_selector.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/shelf_selector.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                     {% csrf_token %}
                     <input type="hidden" name="book" value="{{ book.id }}">
                     <input type="hidden" name="shelf" value="{{ current.id }}">
-                    <button class="button is-small is-danger" type="submit">Unshelve</button>
+                    <button class="button is-small is-danger is-light" type="submit">Unshelve</button>
                 </form>
             </li>
         </ul>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status_body.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status_body.html
index 9eec95cde..9016669fa 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status_body.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status_body.html
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
                     <form name="delete-{{status.id}}" action="/delete-status" method="post">
                         {% csrf_token %}
                         <input type="hidden" name="status" value="{{ status.id }}">
-                        <button class="button is-danger" type="submit">
+                        <button class="button is-danger is-light" type="submit">
                             Delete post
                         </button>
                     </form>