diff --git a/modules/markup/html.go b/modules/markup/html.go
index 6071180501c42..a5606dbb516ad 100644
--- a/modules/markup/html.go
+++ b/modules/markup/html.go
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ func genDefaultLinkProcessor(defaultLink string) processor {
 		node.DataAtom = atom.A
 		node.Attr = []html.Attribute{
 			{Key: "href", Val: defaultLink},
-			{Key: "class", Val: "default-link"},
+			{Key: "class", Val: "default-link muted"},
 		}
 		node.FirstChild, node.LastChild = ch, ch
 	}
diff --git a/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl b/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
index 664dfaf9b9a21..43441b56c128b 100644
--- a/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 					{{if .LatestCommitUser}}
 						{{avatar .LatestCommitUser 24}}
 						{{if .LatestCommitUser.FullName}}
-							<a href="{{.LatestCommitUser.HomeLink}}"><strong>{{.LatestCommitUser.FullName}}</strong></a>
+							<a class="muted" href="{{.LatestCommitUser.HomeLink}}"><strong>{{.LatestCommitUser.FullName}}</strong></a>
 						{{else}}
-							<a href="{{.LatestCommitUser.HomeLink}}"><strong>{{if .LatestCommit.Author}}{{.LatestCommit.Author.Name}}{{else}}{{.LatestCommitUser.Name}}{{end}}</strong></a>
+							<a class="muted" href="{{.LatestCommitUser.HomeLink}}"><strong>{{if .LatestCommit.Author}}{{.LatestCommit.Author.Name}}{{else}}{{.LatestCommitUser.Name}}{{end}}</strong></a>
 						{{end}}
 					{{else}}
 						{{if .LatestCommit.Author}}
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 							{{svg "octicon-file-submodule"}}
 							{{$refURL := $subModuleFile.RefURL AppUrl $.Repository.FullName $.SSHDomain}}
 							{{if $refURL}}
-								<a href="{{$refURL}}">{{$entry.Name}}</a><span class="at">@</span><a href="{{$refURL}}/commit/{{PathEscape $subModuleFile.RefID}}">{{ShortSha $subModuleFile.RefID}}</a>
+								<a class="muted" href="{{$refURL}}">{{$entry.Name}}</a><span class="at">@</span><a href="{{$refURL}}/commit/{{PathEscape $subModuleFile.RefID}}">{{ShortSha $subModuleFile.RefID}}</a>
 							{{else}}
 								{{$entry.Name}}<span class="at">@</span>{{ShortSha $subModuleFile.RefID}}
 							{{end}}
@@ -63,16 +63,16 @@
 								{{$subJumpablePathName := $entry.GetSubJumpablePathName}}
 								{{$subJumpablePath := SubJumpablePath $subJumpablePathName}}
 								{{svg "octicon-file-directory-fill"}}
-								<a href="{{$.TreeLink}}/{{PathEscapeSegments $subJumpablePathName}}" title="{{$subJumpablePathName}}">
+								<a class="muted" href="{{$.TreeLink}}/{{PathEscapeSegments $subJumpablePathName}}" title="{{$subJumpablePathName}}">
 									{{if eq (len $subJumpablePath) 2}}
-										<span class="jumpable-path">{{index  $subJumpablePath 0}}</span>{{index  $subJumpablePath 1}}
+										<span class="color-text-light-2">{{index  $subJumpablePath 0}}</span>{{index  $subJumpablePath 1}}
 									{{else}}
 										{{index $subJumpablePath 0}}
 									{{end}}
 								</a>
 							{{else}}
 								{{svg (printf "octicon-%s" (EntryIcon $entry))}}
-								<a href="{{$.TreeLink}}/{{PathEscapeSegments $entry.Name}}" title="{{$entry.Name}}">{{$entry.Name}}</a>
+								<a class="muted" href="{{$.TreeLink}}/{{PathEscapeSegments $entry.Name}}" title="{{$entry.Name}}">{{$entry.Name}}</a>
 							{{end}}
 						{{end}}
 					</span>
diff --git a/web_src/less/_base.less b/web_src/less/_base.less
index f6035b1a8e35c..eb55ca8da8d66 100644
--- a/web_src/less/_base.less
+++ b/web_src/less/_base.less
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
   --color-text-dark: #080808;
   --color-text: #212121;
   --color-text-light: #555555;
+  --color-text-light-1: #6a6a6a;
   --color-text-light-2: #808080;
   --color-text-light-3: #a0a0a0;
   --color-box-header: #f7f7f7;
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ a.muted {
 
 a:hover,
 a.muted:hover,
+a.muted:hover [class*="color-text"],
 .ui.breadcrumb a:hover {
   color: var(--color-primary);
 }
@@ -2206,3 +2208,7 @@ table th[data-sortt-desc] {
     }
   }
 }
+
+.color-text-light-2 {
+  color: var(--color-text-light-2);
+}
diff --git a/web_src/less/_repository.less b/web_src/less/_repository.less
index d5942bdfcb588..5aed4dcf72358 100644
--- a/web_src/less/_repository.less
+++ b/web_src/less/_repository.less
@@ -367,6 +367,8 @@
         }
 
         &.message {
+          color: var(--color-text-light-1);
+
           @media @mediaXl {
             max-width: 400px;
           }
@@ -381,6 +383,7 @@
 
         &.age {
           width: 120px;
+          color: var(--color-text-light-1);
         }
 
         .truncate {
@@ -432,10 +435,6 @@
         padding-bottom: 8px;
         width: calc(100% - 1.25rem);
       }
-
-      .jumpable-path {
-        color: var(--color-text-light-2);
-      }
     }
 
     .non-diff-file-content {
diff --git a/web_src/less/themes/theme-arc-green.less b/web_src/less/themes/theme-arc-green.less
index e510866a90905..cf63580911f1a 100644
--- a/web_src/less/themes/theme-arc-green.less
+++ b/web_src/less/themes/theme-arc-green.less
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
   --color-text-dark: #dbe0ea;
   --color-text: #bbc0ca;
   --color-text-light: #a6aab5;
+  --color-text-light-1: #979ba6;
   --color-text-light-2: #8a8e99;
   --color-text-light-3: #707687;
   --color-footer: #2e323e;