diff --git a/website/src/css/custom.css b/website/src/css/custom.css
index 463429630bf6..b48b672f6116 100644
--- a/website/src/css/custom.css
+++ b/website/src/css/custom.css
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
    */
   --site-primary-hue-saturation: 167 68%;
   --site-primary-hue-saturation-light: 167 56%; /* do we really need this extra one? */
-  --site-color-favorite-background: #f6fdfd;
-  --site-color-tooltip: #fff;
-  --site-color-tooltip-background: #353738;
-  --site-color-checkbox-checked-bg: hsl(167deg 56% 73% / 25%);
   --site-color-feedback-background: #f0f8ff;
   --docusaurus-highlighted-code-line-bg: rgb(0 0 0 / 10%);
   /* Use a darker color to ensure contrast, ideally we don't need important */
@@ -27,8 +23,6 @@
 
 html[data-theme='dark'] {
   --site-color-feedback-background: #2a2929;
-  --site-color-favorite-background: #1d1e1e;
-  --site-color-checkbox-checked-bg: hsl(167deg 56% 73% / 10%);
   --docusaurus-highlighted-code-line-bg: rgb(66 66 66 / 35%);
 }
 
diff --git a/website/src/pages/showcase/_components/ShowcaseCards/styles.module.css b/website/src/pages/showcase/_components/ShowcaseCards/styles.module.css
index b3cb35f09387..f26e29a4c9f6 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/showcase/_components/ShowcaseCards/styles.module.css
+++ b/website/src/pages/showcase/_components/ShowcaseCards/styles.module.css
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@
 .showcaseFavorite {
   padding-top: 2rem;
   padding-bottom: 2rem;
-  background-color: var(--site-color-favorite-background);
+  background-color: #f6fdfd;
+}
+
+html[data-theme='dark'] .showcaseFavorite {
+  background-color: #1d1e1e;
 }
 
 .headingFavorites {
diff --git a/website/src/pages/showcase/_components/ShowcaseTagSelect/styles.module.css b/website/src/pages/showcase/_components/ShowcaseTagSelect/styles.module.css
index 736714703605..ea6cb1939424 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/showcase/_components/ShowcaseTagSelect/styles.module.css
+++ b/website/src/pages/showcase/_components/ShowcaseTagSelect/styles.module.css
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ input:focus-visible + .checkboxLabel {
 
 input:checked + .checkboxLabel {
   opacity: 0.9;
-  background-color: var(--site-color-checkbox-checked-bg);
+  background-color: hsl(167deg 56% 73% / 25%);
   border: 2px solid var(--ifm-color-primary-darkest);
 }
 
@@ -36,3 +36,7 @@ input:checked + .checkboxLabel:hover {
   opacity: 0.75;
   box-shadow: 0 0 2px 1px var(--ifm-color-primary-dark);
 }
+
+html[data-theme='dark'] input:checked + .checkboxLabel {
+  background-color: hsl(167deg 56% 73% / 10%);
+}