diff --git a/explore/src/app/home/home.component.html b/explore/src/app/home/home.component.html
index 4cd22d85..e81c12c6 100644
--- a/explore/src/app/home/home.component.html
+++ b/explore/src/app/home/home.component.html
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
                             via EXPLORE.
                         </div>
                         <div class="uk-margin-top">
-                            <a class="uk-button uk-button-text" routerLink="/participate/deposit/learn-how">Start
+                            <a class="uk-button uk-button-text uk-text-primary" routerLink="/participate/deposit/learn-how">Start
                                 Deposit</a>
                         </div>
                     </slider-nav-item>
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
                             meaningful links between publications-datasets-software.
                         </div>
                         <div class="uk-margin-top">
-                            <a class="uk-button uk-button-text" routerLink="/participate/claim">Start Linking</a>
+                            <a class="uk-button uk-button-text uk-text-primary" routerLink="/participate/claim">Start Linking</a>
                         </div>
                     </slider-nav-item>
                 </slider-column>
diff --git a/explore/src/assets/explore-custom.less b/explore/src/assets/explore-custom.less
index 677957e4..85b156db 100644
--- a/explore/src/assets/explore-custom.less
+++ b/explore/src/assets/explore-custom.less
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 @button-secondary-hover-background-gradient: none;
 @button-secondary-active-background: @global-secondary-background;
 @button-secondary-active-background-gradient: none;
-@inverse-button-text-color: @explore-color;
-@inverse-button-text-hover-color: @explore-color;
 
 
 /* Background */
diff --git a/explore/src/assets/openaire-theme b/explore/src/assets/openaire-theme
index fd101a6b..fe7394ea 160000
--- a/explore/src/assets/openaire-theme
+++ b/explore/src/assets/openaire-theme
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit fd101a6b54f7b8b36bdef015d77365fb41a353df
+Subproject commit fe7394ea9ed4319a3234a00b0c8ce09023f50799