diff --git a/scss/_card.scss b/scss/_card.scss
index 57543d9f62..ecd797e1f8 100644
--- a/scss/_card.scss
+++ b/scss/_card.scss
@@ -93,19 +93,39 @@
 //
 
 .card-primary {
-  @include card-variant($brand-primary);
+  @include card-variant($brand-primary, $brand-primary);
 }
 .card-success {
-  @include card-variant($brand-success);
+  @include card-variant($brand-success, $brand-success);
 }
 .card-info {
-  @include card-variant($brand-info);
+  @include card-variant($brand-info, $brand-info);
 }
 .card-warning {
-  @include card-variant($brand-warning);
+  @include card-variant($brand-warning, $brand-warning);
 }
 .card-danger {
-  @include card-variant($brand-danger);
+  @include card-variant($brand-danger, $brand-danger);
+}
+
+// Remove all backgrounds
+.card-primary-outline {
+  @include card-outline-variant($btn-primary-bg);
+}
+.card-secondary-outline {
+  @include card-outline-variant($btn-secondary-border);
+}
+.card-info-outline {
+  @include card-outline-variant($btn-info-bg);
+}
+.card-success-outline {
+  @include card-outline-variant($btn-success-bg);
+}
+.card-warning-outline {
+  @include card-outline-variant($btn-warning-bg);
+}
+.card-danger-outline {
+  @include card-outline-variant($btn-danger-bg);
 }
 
 //
@@ -113,29 +133,9 @@
 //
 
 .card-inverse {
-  .card-header,
-  .card-footer {
-    border-bottom: $card-border-width solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
-  }
-  .card-header,
-  .card-footer,
-  .card-title,
-  .card-blockquote {
-    color: #fff;
-  }
-  .card-link,
-  .card-text,
-  .card-blockquote > footer {
-    color: rgba(255,255,255,.65);
-  }
-  .card-link {
-    @include hover-focus {
-      color: $card-link-hover-color;
-    }
-  }
+  @include card-inverse;
 }
 
-
 //
 // Blockquote
 //
diff --git a/scss/mixins/_cards.scss b/scss/mixins/_cards.scss
index 9541c67d4c..1ce28f1ceb 100644
--- a/scss/mixins/_cards.scss
+++ b/scss/mixins/_cards.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,38 @@
 // Card variants
 
-@mixin card-variant($color) {
-  background-color: $color;
+@mixin card-variant($background, $border) {
+  background-color: $background;
+  border-color: $border;
+}
+
+@mixin card-outline-variant($color) {
+  background-color: transparent;
   border-color: $color;
 }
+
+//
+// Inverse text within a card for use with dark backgrounds
+//
+
+@mixin card-inverse {
+  .card-header,
+  .card-footer {
+    border-bottom: $card-border-width solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
+  }
+  .card-header,
+  .card-footer,
+  .card-title,
+  .card-blockquote {
+    color: #fff;
+  }
+  .card-link,
+  .card-text,
+  .card-blockquote > footer {
+    color: rgba(255,255,255,.65);
+  }
+  .card-link {
+    @include hover-focus {
+      color: $card-link-hover-color;
+    }
+  }
+}