diff --git a/less/mixins.less b/less/mixins.less
index 3f230205b6..5a3b3ee360 100644
--- a/less/mixins.less
+++ b/less/mixins.less
@@ -276,11 +276,11 @@
     background-image: radial-gradient(circle, @inner-color, @outer-color);
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
   }
-  .striped(@color: #555; @angle: 45deg) {
-    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 100%, 100% 0, color-stop(.25, rgba(255,255,255,.15)), color-stop(.25, transparent), color-stop(.5, transparent), color-stop(.5, rgba(255,255,255,.15)), color-stop(.75, rgba(255,255,255,.15)), color-stop(.75, transparent), to(transparent));
-    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(@angle, rgba(255,255,255,.15) 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 50%, rgba(255,255,255,.15) 50%, rgba(255,255,255,.15) 75%, transparent 75%, transparent);
-    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(@angle, rgba(255,255,255,.15) 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 50%, rgba(255,255,255,.15) 50%, rgba(255,255,255,.15) 75%, transparent 75%, transparent);
-    background-image: linear-gradient(@angle, rgba(255,255,255,.15) 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 50%, rgba(255,255,255,.15) 50%, rgba(255,255,255,.15) 75%, transparent 75%, transparent);
+  .striped(@color: rgba(255,255,255,.15); @angle: 45deg) {
+    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 100%, 100% 0, color-stop(.25, @color), color-stop(.25, transparent), color-stop(.5, transparent), color-stop(.5, @color), color-stop(.75, @color), color-stop(.75, transparent), to(transparent));
+    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(@angle, @color 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 50%, @color 50%, @color 75%, transparent 75%, transparent);
+    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(@angle, @color 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 50%, @color 50%, @color 75%, transparent 75%, transparent);
+    background-image: linear-gradient(@angle, @color 25%, transparent 25%, transparent 50%, @color 50%, @color 75%, transparent 75%, transparent);
   }
 }