diff --git a/app/components/SimpleEditor/panes/Notes/notes.scss b/app/components/SimpleEditor/panes/Notes/notes.scss
index 1d85036c0cc25cdcb6d44f08fce415a4eccae242..74eb418139ef3919e6f792755c3b3adf0d984f52 100644
--- a/app/components/SimpleEditor/panes/Notes/notes.scss
+++ b/app/components/SimpleEditor/panes/Notes/notes.scss
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ $white: #fff;
 $light-blue: #e4f0ff;
 $black: #000;
 $bg-rgba: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);
+$grey: #a3a3a3;
+
 
 .sc-split-pane .notes-container {
   background-color: $white;
@@ -16,14 +18,14 @@ $bg-rgba: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);
   z-index: 0;
 
   .notes-title {
-    background: #fff;
-    color:#a3a3a3;
+    background: $white;
+    color: $grey;
     position: absolute;
     top: -19px;
     width: 65px;
     z-index: 9999;
 
-    &:span {
+    span {
       margin-left: 10px;
     }
   }