diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/000_vars.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/000_vars.css.scss
index fb8bcf1ed..6279c968f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/000_vars.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/000_vars.css.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$menu_color: #F7F7FF;
+$menu_color: #F5F5FF;
 $link_color: hsl(213, 100%, 50%);
 $link_hover_color: lighten($link_color, 25%);
 $link_dark_color: darken($link_color, 25%);
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/comments.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/comments.css.scss
index 6fe78eb3a..7eaa842bb 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/comments.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/specific/comments.css.scss
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ div.comments-for-post {
     article.comment {
       margin-bottom: 2em;
       word-wrap: break-word;
+      padding: 5px;
+
+      &[data-is-sticky="true"] {
+        background: $menu_color;
+      }
 
       div.author {
         width: 12em;
@@ -40,7 +45,7 @@ div.comments-for-post {
       }
     }
 
-    article.comment.below-threshold {
+    article.comment.below-threshold:not([data-is-sticky="true"]) {
       opacity: 0.3;
     }