diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-posts-list-item.hbs b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-posts-list-item.hbs
index b3586faeaf..f7b7d00b0b 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-posts-list-item.hbs
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-posts-list-item.hbs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     {{on "mouseleave" this.mouseLeave}}
     ...attributes
 >
-    <LinkTo @route="editor.edit" @models={{array @post.displayName @post.id}} class="permalink gh-list-data gh-post-list-title" @title="Edit this {{@post.displayName}}">
+    <LinkTo @route="editor.edit" @models={{array @post.displayName @post.id}} class="permalink gh-list-data gh-post-list-title">
         <h3 class="gh-content-entry-title">
             {{@post.title}}
         </h3>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     </LinkTo>
 
     {{#if (and this.feature.emailAnalytics (eq @post.displayName "post"))}}
-        <LinkTo @route="editor.edit" @models={{array @post.displayName @post.id}} class="permalink gh-list-data gh-post-list-recipients" @title="Edit this {{@post.displayName}}">
+        <LinkTo @route="editor.edit" @models={{array @post.displayName @post.id}} class="permalink gh-list-data gh-post-list-recipients">
             <div class="flex fw4">
                 {{#if (or @post.email @post.willEmail)}}
                     {{#if (eq @post.email.status "submitted")}}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
             </div>
         </LinkTo>
 
-        <LinkTo @route="editor.edit" @models={{array @post.displayName @post.id}} class="permalink gh-list-data gh-post-list-opens" @title="Edit this {{@post.displayName}}">
+        <LinkTo @route="editor.edit" @models={{array @post.displayName @post.id}} class="permalink gh-list-data gh-post-list-opens">
             {{#if (and @post.email.trackOpens (eq @post.email.status "submitted"))}}
                 <div class="flex">
                     <span class="darkgrey fw5 gh-content-email-stats">
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         </LinkTo>
     {{/if}}
 
-    <LinkTo @route="editor.edit" @models={{array @post.displayName @post.id}} class="permalink gh-list-data gh-post-list-status" @title="Edit this {{@post.displayName}}">
+    <LinkTo @route="editor.edit" @models={{array @post.displayName @post.id}} class="permalink gh-list-data gh-post-list-status">
         <div class="flex items-center">
             {{#if @post.isScheduled}}
             <span class="gh-content-status-draft gh-badge nowrap" title="Scheduled" data-tooltip="{{capitalize this.scheduledText}} to {{@post.emailRecipientFilter}} members">
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/styles/components/lists.css b/ghost/admin/app/styles/components/lists.css
index 3e22ba3d3f..98f9cfa30b 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/styles/components/lists.css
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/styles/components/lists.css
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .gh-list {
-    margin: 0 0 0 -6px;
+    margin: 0;
     padding: 0;
     list-style: none;
     background: var(--white);
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@
     display: table-row;
 }
 
-.gh-list-row:not(.header):not(.loading):hover .gh-list-cell,
+/* .gh-list-row:not(.header):not(.loading):hover .gh-list-cell,
 .gh-list-row:not(.header):not(.loading):hover .gh-list-data {
     background: var(--whitegrey-l2);
+} */
+
+.gh-list-row:not(.header):not(.loading):hover {
+    background: linear-gradient(315deg, var(--whitegrey-l2) 60%, var(--white) 100%);
 }
 
 .gh-list-row:not(.header):first-of-type {
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@
 
 .gh-list:not(.tabbed) .gh-list-header:first-child {
     border-top-left-radius: 5px;
-    padding-left: 8px;
+    padding-left: 0;
 }
 
 .gh-list:not(.tabbed) .gh-list-header:last-child {
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@
 }
 
 .gh-list-row .gh-list-data:first-child {
-    padding-left: 8px;
+    padding-left: 0;
 }
 
 .gh-list-data.show-on-hover > *,
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/styles/layouts/main.css b/ghost/admin/app/styles/layouts/main.css
index 7d80fbbe67..82602d16a4 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/styles/layouts/main.css
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/styles/layouts/main.css
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 :root {
     /* Main menu variables */
-    --mainmenu-color-hover-bg: var(--whitegrey-l1);
+    --mainmenu-color-hover-bg: var(--whitegrey);
     --mainmenu-color-active: var(--black);
-    --mainmenu-color-active-bg: var(--whitegrey-l1);
+    --mainmenu-color-active-bg: var(--whitegrey);
     --mainmenu-width: 340px;
     --mainmenu-padding: var(--main-area-padding);
 }
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/styles/patterns/buttons.css b/ghost/admin/app/styles/patterns/buttons.css
index abfb197790..69229c28b1 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/styles/patterns/buttons.css
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/styles/patterns/buttons.css
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@
     outline: none;
     background: var(--white);
     box-shadow: 0 2px 5px -3px rgba(0,0,0,.12);
-    color: color-mod(var(--midgrey) l(-7%));
+    color: var(--darkgrey);
     text-decoration: none !important;
     user-select: none;
-    fill: color-mod(var(--midgrey) l(-7%));
-    border: 1px solid color-mod(var(--midgrey) l(+35%) s(+10%));
+    fill: var(--white);
     border-radius: 3px;
     transition: all 0.2s ease;
     transition-property: color, border-color, background, width, height, box-shadow;
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
     font-weight: 500;
     text-align: center;
     letter-spacing: 0.2px;
-    border-radius: 4px;
+    border-radius: 3px;
     white-space: nowrap;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
@@ -114,7 +113,7 @@ fieldset[disabled] .gh-btn {
 /* Primary button
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------- */
 .gh-btn-primary,
-.gh-btn-primary:hover {
+.gh-btn-black {
     background: var(--black) !important;
     border: none;
     color: var(--white);
@@ -122,7 +121,8 @@ fieldset[disabled] .gh-btn {
     box-shadow: none;
 }
 
-.gh-btn-primary:hover {
+.gh-btn-primary:hover,
+.gh-btn-black:hover {
     background: color-mod(var(--black) l(-20%));
 }
 
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ fieldset[disabled] .gh-btn {
 /* The background of the button creates 1px gradient border */
 .gh-btn-blue,
 .gh-btn-blue:hover {
-    border: 1px solid color-mod(var(--blue) s(-5%));
     color: #fff;
     fill: #fff;
     box-shadow: none;
@@ -146,22 +145,22 @@ fieldset[disabled] .gh-btn {
 
 /* The background of the span is the main visual element */
 .gh-btn-blue span {
-    background: linear-gradient(color-mod(var(--blue) l(+6%) s(-1%)), color-mod(var(--blue) l(-6%) saturation(-8%)));
+    background: var(--blue);
     font-weight: 500;
 }
 
 .gh-btn-blue:hover span {
-    background: linear-gradient(color-mod(var(--blue) l(+9%) s(-1%)), color-mod(var(--blue) l(-3%) saturation(-3%)));
+    background: color-mod(var(--blue) l(+5%));
 }
 
 /* When clicked or focused with keyboard */
 .gh-btn-blue:active,
 .gh-btn-blue:focus {
-    background: color-mod(var(--blue) l(-20%) saturation(-15%));
+    background: var(--blue);
 }
 .gh-btn-blue:active span,
 .gh-btn-blue:focus span {
-    background: color-mod(var(--blue) l(-7%) saturation(-10%));
+    background: var(--blue);
     box-shadow: none;
 }
 
@@ -171,7 +170,6 @@ fieldset[disabled] .gh-btn {
 /* The background of the button creates 1px gradient border */
 .gh-btn-green,
 .gh-btn-green:hover {
-    border: 1px solid color-mod(var(--green) s(-5%));
     color: #fff;
     fill: #fff;
     box-shadow: none;
@@ -184,22 +182,22 @@ fieldset[disabled] .gh-btn {
 
 /* The background of the span is the main visual element */
 .gh-btn-green span {
-    background: linear-gradient(color-mod(var(--green) l(+6%) s(-2%)), color-mod(var(--green) l(-8%) s(+5%)));
+    background: var(--green);
     font-weight: 500;
 }
 
 .gh-btn-green:hover span {
-    background: linear-gradient(color-mod(var(--green) l(+9%) s(-1%)), color-mod(var(--green) l(-3%) saturation(-3%)));
+    background: color-mod(var(--green) l(+5%));
 }
 
 /* When clicked or focused with keyboard */
 .gh-btn-green:active,
 .gh-btn-green:focus {
-    background: color-mod(var(--green) l(-9%) saturation(-9%));
+    background: var(--green);
 }
 .gh-btn-green:active span,
 .gh-btn-green:focus span {
-    background: color-mod(var(--green) l(-3%) saturation(-7%));
+    background: var(--green);
     box-shadow: none;
 }
 
@@ -210,7 +208,6 @@ fieldset[disabled] .gh-btn {
 /* The background of the button creates 1px gradient border */
 .gh-btn-red,
 .gh-btn-red:hover {
-    border: 1px solid color-mod(var(--red) s(-5%));
     color: #fff;
     fill: #fff;
     box-shadow: none;
@@ -223,65 +220,22 @@ fieldset[disabled] .gh-btn {
 
 /* The background of the span is the main visual element */
 .gh-btn-red span {
-    background: linear-gradient(
-    color-mod(var(--red) whiteness(+7%)),
-    color-mod(var(--red) l(-7%) saturation(-10%)) 60%,
-    color-mod(var(--red) l(-7%) saturation(-10%)) 90%,
-    color-mod(var(--red) l(-4%) saturation(-10%))
-    );
+    background: var(--red);
     font-weight: 500;
 }
 
 .gh-btn-red:hover span {
-    background: linear-gradient(color-mod(var(--red) l(+7%) s(-1%)), color-mod(var(--red) l(-5%) saturation(-3%)));
+    background: color-mod(var(--red) l(+5%));
 }
 
 /* When clicked or focused with keyboard */
 .gh-btn-red:active,
 .gh-btn-red:focus {
-    background: color-mod(var(--red) l(-20%) saturation(-15%));
+    background: var(--red);
 }
 .gh-btn-red:active span,
 .gh-btn-red:focus span {
-    background: color-mod(var(--red) l(-7%) saturation(-10%));
-    box-shadow: none;
-}
-
-/* Black button
-/* ---------------------------------------------------------- */
-
-/* The background of the button creates 1px gradient border */
-.gh-btn-black,
-.gh-btn-black:hover {
-    border: 0;
-    color: #fff;
-    fill: #fff;
-    box-shadow: none;
-    transition-property: box-shadow;
-}
-
-.gh-btn-black:hover {
-    box-shadow: 0 4px 5px -3px rgba(0,0,0,.1);
-}
-
-/* The background of the span is the main visual element */
-.gh-btn-black span {
-    background: linear-gradient(
-    color-mod(var(--darkgrey) whiteness(+7%)),
-    color-mod(var(--darkgrey) l(-7%) saturation(-10%)) 60%,
-    color-mod(var(--darkgrey) l(-7%) saturation(-10%)) 90%,
-    color-mod(var(--darkgrey) l(-4%) saturation(-10%))
-    );
-}
-
-/* When clicked or focused with keyboard */
-.gh-btn-black:active,
-.gh-btn-black:focus {
-    background: color-mod(var(--darkgrey) l(-20%) saturation(-15%));
-}
-.gh-btn-black:active span,
-.gh-btn-black:focus span {
-    background: color-mod(var(--darkgrey) l(-7%) saturation(-10%));
+    background: var(--red);
     box-shadow: none;
 }
 
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/styles/patterns/global.css b/ghost/admin/app/styles/patterns/global.css
index ae160755fa..905c5d08c8 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/styles/patterns/global.css
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/styles/patterns/global.css
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
     /* Secondary colours */
     --blue: #23AAF4;
-    --green: #95DA02;
+    --green: #45C32E;
     --purple: #F71D81;
     --yellow: #FFC701;
     --red: #f05230;