diff --git a/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_session_chat/activity_stats_button.dart b/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_session_chat/activity_stats_button.dart
index 59c96915b..510ad6b53 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_session_chat/activity_stats_button.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_session_chat/activity_stats_button.dart
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ class _ActivityStatsButtonState extends State<ActivityStatsButton> {
       ),
       borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
       color: _xpCount > 0
-          ? AppConfig.gold.withAlpha(180)
+          ? (theme.brightness == Brightness.light
+              ? AppConfig.yellowLight
+              : Color.lerp(AppConfig.gold, Colors.black, 0.3)!)
           : theme.colorScheme.surface,
       depressed: _xpCount <= 0 || widget.controller.showActivityDropdown,
       child: AnimatedContainer(
@@ -186,7 +188,9 @@ class _ActivityStatsButtonState extends State<ActivityStatsButton> {
         padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 16, vertical: 8),
         decoration: BoxDecoration(
           color: _xpCount > 0
-              ? AppConfig.gold.withAlpha(180)
+              ? theme.brightness == Brightness.light
+                  ? AppConfig.yellowLight
+                  : Color.lerp(AppConfig.gold, Colors.black, 0.3)!
               : theme.colorScheme.surface,
           borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
         ),
@@ -195,8 +199,14 @@ class _ActivityStatsButtonState extends State<ActivityStatsButton> {
             : Row(
                 mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceEvenly,
                 children: [
-                  _StatsBadge(icon: Icons.radar, value: "$_xpCount XP"),
-                  _StatsBadge(icon: Symbols.dictionary, value: "$_vocabCount"),
+                  _StatsBadge(
+                    icon: Icons.radar,
+                    value: "$_xpCount XP",
+                  ),
+                  _StatsBadge(
+                    icon: Symbols.dictionary,
+                    value: "$_vocabCount",
+                  ),
                   _StatsBadge(
                     icon: Symbols.toys_and_games,
                     value: "$_grammarCount",
@@ -221,8 +231,8 @@ class _StatsBadge extends StatelessWidget {
     final theme = Theme.of(context);
     final screenWidth = MediaQuery.of(context).size.width;
     final baseStyle = theme.textTheme.bodyMedium;
-    final double fontSize = (screenWidth < 400) ? 10 : 14;
-    final double iconSize = (screenWidth < 400) ? 14 : 18;
+    final double fontSize = (screenWidth < 400) ? 14 : 18;
+    final double iconSize = (screenWidth < 400) ? 18 : 22;
     return Row(
       mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
       children: [
diff --git a/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_user_summaries_widget.dart b/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_user_summaries_widget.dart
index d1371e8a0..58dbbec08 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_user_summaries_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_user_summaries_widget.dart
@@ -123,12 +123,10 @@ class ButtonControlledCarouselView extends StatelessWidget {
                 margin: const EdgeInsets.only(right: 5.0),
                 padding: const EdgeInsets.all(12.0),
                 decoration: ShapeDecoration(
-                  color: AppConfig.goldLight.withAlpha(100),
+                  color: Theme.of(context).brightness == Brightness.light
+                      ? AppConfig.yellowLight
+                      : Color.lerp(AppConfig.gold, Colors.black, 0.3),
                   shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
-                    side: const BorderSide(
-                      width: 0.20,
-                      color: AppConfig.gold,
-                    ),
                     borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
                   ),
                 ),