diff --git a/less/navs.less b/less/navs.less
index b8a7fb23cc..88641229cf 100644
--- a/less/navs.less
+++ b/less/navs.less
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 .nav-tabs > .active > a:hover,
 .nav-tabs > .active > a:focus {
   color: @gray;
-  background-color: @body-background;
+  background-color: @body-bg;
   border: 1px solid #ddd;
   border-bottom-color: transparent;
   cursor: default;
diff --git a/less/scaffolding.less b/less/scaffolding.less
index fe36556363..e5f15032e6 100644
--- a/less/scaffolding.less
+++ b/less/scaffolding.less
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ body {
   font-size: 14px;
   line-height: @line-height-base;
   color: @text-color;
-  background-color: @body-background;
+  background-color: @body-bg;
 }
 
 // Reset fonts for revelant elements
diff --git a/less/tables.less b/less/tables.less
index 29ae81ee42..987921937f 100644
--- a/less/tables.less
+++ b/less/tables.less
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 table {
   max-width: 100%;
-  background-color: @table-background;
+  background-color: @table-bg;
   border-collapse: collapse;
   border-spacing: 0;
 }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ th {
 
   // Nesting
   .table {
-    background-color: @body-background;
+    background-color: @body-bg;
   }
 }
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ th {
   > tbody {
     > tr:nth-child(odd) > td,
     > tr:nth-child(odd) > th {
-      background-color: @table-background-accent;
+      background-color: @table-bg-accent;
     }
   }
 }
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ th {
   > tbody {
     > tr:hover > td,
     > tr:hover > th {
-      background-color: @table-background-hover;
+      background-color: @table-bg-hover;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/less/variables.less b/less/variables.less
index 2b82998dc3..060e0c97e5 100644
--- a/less/variables.less
+++ b/less/variables.less
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 // Scaffolding
 // -------------------------
 
-@body-background:       #fff;
+@body-bg:               #fff;
 @text-color:            @grayDark;
 
 // Links
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@
 // Tables
 // -------------------------
 
-@table-background:                   transparent; // overall background-color
-@table-background-accent:            #f9f9f9; // for striping
-@table-background-hover:             #f5f5f5; // for hover
+@table-bg:                           transparent; // overall background-color
+@table-bg-accent:                    #f9f9f9; // for striping
+@table-bg-hover:                     #f5f5f5; // for hover
 
 @table-border:                       #ddd; // table and cell border