diff --git a/js/bootstrap-select.js b/js/bootstrap-select.js
index a713cef61..185916d18 100644
--- a/js/bootstrap-select.js
+++ b/js/bootstrap-select.js
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@
             (this.options.display === 'static' ? 'data-display="static"' : '') +
             Selector.DATA_TOGGLE +
             autofocus +
-            ' role="combobox" aria-owns="' +
+            ' aria-owns="' +
             this.selectId +
             '" aria-haspopup="listbox" aria-expanded="false">' +
             '<div class="filter-option">' +
diff --git a/sass/variables.scss b/sass/variables.scss
index 40fb62e59..1ab91b306 100644
--- a/sass/variables.scss
+++ b/sass/variables.scss
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ $width-default: 220px !default; // 3 960px-grid columns
 $zindex-select-dropdown: 1060 !default; // must be higher than a modal background (1050)
 
 //** Placeholder text color
-$input-color-placeholder: #999 !default;
+$input-color-placeholder: #666 !default;
 $input-alt-color-placeholder: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5) !default;
 
 $input-padding-y-sm: .25rem !default;