diff --git a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Flow/components/Option.tsx b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Flow/components/Option.tsx
index 9f3cc9682a..8a48609f6e 100644
--- a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Flow/components/Option.tsx
+++ b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/components/Flow/components/Option.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const Option: React.FC<any> = (props) => {
 
   const href = "";
 
-  let background = "#F9F8F8"; // no flag color
+  let background = "#666"; // no flag color
   let color = "#000";
   try {
     const flag = flatFlags.find(({ value }) =>
diff --git a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/floweditor.scss b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/floweditor.scss
index 4fb9b2aa04..6a12a3cce1 100644
--- a/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/floweditor.scss
+++ b/editor.planx.uk/src/pages/FlowEditor/floweditor.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 $black: #0b0c0c;
-$lineColor: #d0d0d0;
 $nodeBorder: $black;
 $optionBorder: #b1b4b6;
 $hangerBackground: #f2f2f2;
@@ -184,8 +183,8 @@ $pixel: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAIAAACQd1PeAA
     background-image: linear-gradient(
       90deg,
       $optionBorder,
-      $optionBorder 50%,
-      transparent 50%,
+      $optionBorder 40%,
+      transparent 40%,
       transparent 100%
     );
     background-size: 12px 2px;
@@ -411,7 +410,7 @@ $pixel: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAIAAACQd1PeAA
         bottom: -$nodeBorderWidth;
         width: 0;
         height: 0;
-        border-top: 12px solid $nodeBorder;
+        border-top: 12px solid #555;
         border-right: 12px solid transparent;
       }
     }