diff --git a/app/javascript/submission_form/area.vue b/app/javascript/submission_form/area.vue
index 004aeb39..46e80dfd 100644
--- a/app/javascript/submission_form/area.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/submission_form/area.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div
     class="flex absolute lg:text-base"
     :style="computedStyle"
-    :class="{ 'text-[1.5vw] lg:text-base': !textOverflowChars, 'text-[1.0vw] lg:text-xs': textOverflowChars, 'cursor-default': !submittable, 'bg-red-100 border cursor-pointer ': submittable, 'border-red-100': !isActive && submittable, 'bg-opacity-70': !isActive && !isValueSet && submittable, 'border-red-500 border-dashed z-10': isActive && submittable, 'bg-opacity-30': (isActive || isValueSet) && submittable }"
+    :class="{ 'text-[1.5vw] lg:text-base': !textOverflowChars, 'text-[1.0vw] lg:text-xs': textOverflowChars, 'cursor-default': !submittable, 'bg-red-100 border cursor-pointer ': submittable, 'border-red-100': !isActive && submittable, 'bg-opacity-80': !isActive && !isValueSet && submittable, 'border-red-500 border-dashed z-10': isActive && submittable, 'bg-opacity-40': (isActive || isValueSet) && submittable }"
   >
     <div
       v-if="!isActive && !isValueSet && field.type !== 'checkbox' && submittable && !area.option_uuid"
diff --git a/app/javascript/template_builder/area.vue b/app/javascript/template_builder/area.vue
index 17e79257..5aaa78aa 100644
--- a/app/javascript/template_builder/area.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/template_builder/area.vue
@@ -218,30 +218,30 @@ export default {
     },
     borderColors () {
       return [
-        'border-red-500/50',
-        'border-sky-500/50',
-        'border-emerald-500/50',
-        'border-yellow-300/50',
-        'border-purple-600/50',
-        'border-pink-500/50',
-        'border-cyan-500/50',
-        'border-orange-500/50',
-        'border-lime-500/50',
-        'border-indigo-500/50'
+        'border-red-500/80',
+        'border-sky-500/80',
+        'border-emerald-500/80',
+        'border-yellow-300/80',
+        'border-purple-600/80',
+        'border-pink-500/80',
+        'border-cyan-500/80',
+        'border-orange-500/80',
+        'border-lime-500/80',
+        'border-indigo-500/80'
       ]
     },
     bgColors () {
       return [
-        'bg-red-100/50',
-        'bg-sky-100/50',
-        'bg-emerald-100/50',
-        'bg-yellow-100/50',
-        'bg-purple-100/50',
-        'bg-pink-100/50',
-        'bg-cyan-100/50',
-        'bg-orange-100/50',
-        'bg-lime-100/50',
-        'bg-indigo-100/50'
+        'bg-red-100/80',
+        'bg-sky-100/80',
+        'bg-emerald-100/80',
+        'bg-yellow-100/80',
+        'bg-purple-100/80',
+        'bg-pink-100/80',
+        'bg-cyan-100/80',
+        'bg-orange-100/80',
+        'bg-lime-100/80',
+        'bg-indigo-100/80'
       ]
     },
     isSelected () {