diff --git a/static/css/sitewide.css b/static/css/sitewide.css
index 100253a0..964daa26 100644
--- a/static/css/sitewide.css
+++ b/static/css/sitewide.css
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ ul.menu {
   position: relative;
 }
 .js-topmenu#authenticated.highlight span#welcome {
-  background-image: url("/static/images/menu_bar_up_arrow.png");
+  background-image: url("/static/images/menu_bar_up_arrow_textblue.png");
 }
 .js-topmenu ul#user_menu {
   display: none;
@@ -687,7 +687,6 @@ ul.menu {
   letter-spacing: -0.05em;
 }
 .js-topmenu ul li span#welcome {
-  color: #8dc63f;
   height: 36px;
   line-height: 36px;
   display: block;
@@ -703,7 +702,7 @@ ul.menu {
   padding: 0 10px;
   margin-right: 5px;
   padding-right: 22px;
-  background-image: url("/static/images/menu_bar_down_arrow.png");
+  background-image: url("/static/images/menu_bar_down_arrow_textblue.png");
   background-repeat: no-repeat;
   background-position: right;
 }
@@ -735,12 +734,12 @@ ul.menu {
 }
 .js-topmenu ul .unseen_count {
   border: solid 2px;
-  -moz-border-radius: 5px;
-  -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
-  border-radius: 5px;
-  -moz-border-radius: 5px;
-  -webkit-border-radius: 5px;
-  border-radius: 5px;
+  -moz-border-radius: 700px;
+  -webkit-border-radius: 700px;
+  border-radius: 700px;
+  -moz-border-radius: 700px;
+  -webkit-border-radius: 700px;
+  border-radius: 700px;
   padding: 3px;
   line-height: 16px;
   width: 16px;
@@ -751,7 +750,7 @@ ul.menu {
 .js-topmenu ul .unseen_count#i_haz_notifications {
   background-color: #8dc63f;
   color: white;
-  border-color: #8dc63f;
+  border-color: white;
 }
 .js-topmenu ul .unseen_count#no_notifications_for_you {
   border-color: #edf3f4;
@@ -759,12 +758,12 @@ ul.menu {
   color: #3d4e53;
 }
 #i_haz_notifications_badge {
-  -moz-border-radius: 18px;
-  -webkit-border-radius: 18px;
-  border-radius: 18px;
-  -moz-border-radius: 18px;
-  -webkit-border-radius: 18px;
-  border-radius: 18px;
+  -moz-border-radius: 700px;
+  -webkit-border-radius: 700px;
+  border-radius: 700px;
+  -moz-border-radius: 700px;
+  -webkit-border-radius: 700px;
+  border-radius: 700px;
   font-size: 13px;
   border: solid 2px white;
   margin-left: -7px;
@@ -818,9 +817,6 @@ ul.menu {
 .js-search-inner {
   float: right;
 }
-#welcome {
-  overflow: hidden;
-}
 #locationhash {
   /* used solely to contain template variables for tabs.js; should not display */
 
diff --git a/static/images/menu_bar_down_arrow_textblue.png b/static/images/menu_bar_down_arrow_textblue.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a997095
Binary files /dev/null and b/static/images/menu_bar_down_arrow_textblue.png differ
diff --git a/static/images/menu_bar_up_arrow_textblue.png b/static/images/menu_bar_up_arrow_textblue.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34f67766
Binary files /dev/null and b/static/images/menu_bar_up_arrow_textblue.png differ
diff --git a/static/less/sitewide.less b/static/less/sitewide.less
index fcbe4323..c9f1f8ab 100644
--- a/static/less/sitewide.less
+++ b/static/less/sitewide.less
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ ul.menu{
     }
     
     &#authenticated.highlight span#welcome {
-        background-image: url("/static/images/menu_bar_up_arrow.png");
+        background-image: url("/static/images/menu_bar_up_arrow_textblue.png");
     }
     
     ul {
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ ul.menu{
             }
             
             span#welcome {
-                color:@green;
                 .header-text;
                 padding: 0 10px;
                 margin-right: 5px;
@@ -343,7 +342,7 @@ ul.menu{
                     vertical-align: middle;
                 }
                 
-                background-image: url("/static/images/menu_bar_down_arrow.png");
+                background-image: url("/static/images/menu_bar_down_arrow_textblue.png");
                 background-repeat: no-repeat;
                 background-position: right;
             }
@@ -373,7 +372,7 @@ ul.menu{
         
         .unseen_count {	
             border: solid 2px;
-            .one-border-radius(5px);
+            .one-border-radius(700px);
             padding: 3px;
             line-height: 16px;
             width: 16px;
@@ -384,7 +383,7 @@ ul.menu{
             &#i_haz_notifications {
                 background-color: @call-to-action;
                 color: white;
-                border-color: @call-to-action;
+                border-color: white;
             }
             
             &#no_notifications_for_you {
@@ -397,7 +396,7 @@ ul.menu{
 }
 
 #i_haz_notifications_badge {
-    .one-border-radius(18px);
+    .one-border-radius(700px);
     font-size: @font-size-default;
     border: solid 2px white;
     margin-left: -7px;
@@ -451,10 +450,6 @@ ul.menu{
     float:right;
 }
 
-#welcome {
-	overflow: hidden;
-}
-
 #locationhash {
 	/* used solely to contain template variables for tabs.js; should not display */
 	display: none;