diff --git a/default-dark/default-dark-variables.scss b/default-dark/default-dark-variables.scss
index bd16194..75647e0 100644
--- a/default-dark/default-dark-variables.scss
+++ b/default-dark/default-dark-variables.scss
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ $link-focus-color: #49a8e8;
 // Forms
 $forms-text-color: #555555;
 $forms-background-color: #ffffff;
+$forms-placeholder-color: rgba($forms-text-color, 0.6);
 
 
 // Vue.js tree
@@ -54,7 +55,9 @@ $tree-background-selected-color: #606060;
 
 
 // Django autocomplete light
+$dal-result-focus-text-color: $text-color;
 $dal-result-focus-background-color: #5897fb;
+$dal-result-selected-text-color: $text-color;
 $dal-result-selected-background-color: #dddddd;
 
 
diff --git a/solarized/solarized-variables.scss b/solarized/solarized-variables.scss
index eae544d..a21bb23 100644
--- a/solarized/solarized-variables.scss
+++ b/solarized/solarized-variables.scss
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ $link-focus-color: $link-color;
 // Forms
 $forms-text-color: #495057;
 $forms-background-color: #a9bdbd;
-$forms-placeholder-color: rgba($forms-text-color, 0.8);
+$forms-placeholder-color: rgba($forms-text-color, 0.6);
 
 
 // Vue.js tree
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ $tree-background-selected-color: #b4cccc;
 
 
 // Django autocomplete light
+$dal-result-focus-text-color: $text-color;
 $dal-result-focus-background-color: #133B45;
-$dal-result-selected-background-color: #dddddd;
+$dal-result-selected-text-color: #bfd0d2;
+$dal-result-selected-background-color: #205562;
 
 
 // Navbar
diff --git a/template-variables.scss b/template-variables.scss
index e592110..f637870 100644
--- a/template-variables.scss
+++ b/template-variables.scss
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ $link-focus-color: none;
 // Forms
 $forms-text-color: none;
 $forms-background-color: none;
+$forms-placeholder-color: none;
 
 
 // Vue.js tree
@@ -58,7 +59,9 @@ $tree-background-selected-color: none;
 
 
 // Django autocomplete light
+$dal-result-focus-text-color: none;
 $dal-result-focus-background-color: none;
+$dal-result-selected-text-color: none;
 $dal-result-selected-background-color: none;
 
 
diff --git a/template.scss b/template.scss
index be72870..8f92840 100644
--- a/template.scss
+++ b/template.scss
@@ -134,8 +134,9 @@ a:hover {
 /*
  * Forms
  */
- ::placeholder {
-    color: $forms-text-color;
+::placeholder,
+::-webkit-input-placeholder {
+    color: $forms-placeholder-color !important;
     opacity: 1;
  }
 .form-control {
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ a:hover {
     border-color: $border-color;
 }
 .select2-container--default .select2-selection--single {
-    background-color: $forms-background-color;
+    background-color: $forms-background-color !important;
 }
 .select2-search__field {
     color: $forms-text-color;
@@ -178,11 +179,11 @@ a:hover {
     background-color: $forms-background-color;
 }
 .select2-results__option--highlighted {
-    color: $text-color !important;
+    color: $dal-result-focus-text-color !important;
     background-color: $dal-result-focus-background-color !important;
 }
 .select2-container--default .select2-results__option[aria-selected="true"] {
-    color: $text-color !important;
+    color: $dal-result-selected-text-color !important;
     background-color: $dal-result-selected-background-color !important;
 }