diff --git a/scss/_global-settings.scss b/scss/_global-settings.scss
index 66ba668..73cdd68 100644
--- a/scss/_global-settings.scss
+++ b/scss/_global-settings.scss
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /// the theme's core brand colour
 $brand-color:           #fff;
 
-$hero-background:       #004;
+$hero-background:       #002835;
 
 $button-primary-color:	#ff0;
 
diff --git a/scss/modules/_header.scss b/scss/modules/_header.scss
index 802facd..d81a542 100644
--- a/scss/modules/_header.scss
+++ b/scss/modules/_header.scss
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
         border: 0;
 
         &:hover {
+          background-color: $white;
+
           .second-level-nav {
             display: block;
           }
diff --git a/scss/modules/_row-hero.scss b/scss/modules/_row-hero.scss
index 8c9959f..c555f17 100644
--- a/scss/modules/_row-hero.scss
+++ b/scss/modules/_row-hero.scss
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
     left: $navigation-width;
     border: 0;
     background-color: $hero-background;
-    // scss-lint:disable UrlFormat
-    background-image: url('https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/63c08d11-suru-background.png');
-    // scss-lint:enable UrlFormat
     background-size: cover;
     background-position: center;
     color: $white;