diff --git a/docs/borg_theme/css/borg.css b/docs/borg_theme/css/borg.css
index c5aa57202..3cb505228 100644
--- a/docs/borg_theme/css/borg.css
+++ b/docs/borg_theme/css/borg.css
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ dt code {
     /* fallback for browsers that don't have repeating-linear-gradient: thick, red lines */
     border-left: 20px solid red;
     border-right: 20px solid red;
-    /* fancy red-orange stripes */
+    /* fancy red stripes */
     border-image: repeating-linear-gradient(
-            -45deg,red 0,red 10px,#ffa800 10px,#ffa800 20px,red 20px) 0 20 repeat;
+            -45deg,rgba(255,0,0,0.1) 0,rgba(255,0,0,0.75) 10px,rgba(0,0,0,0) 10px,rgba(0,0,0,0) 20px,rgba(255,0,0,0.75) 20px) 0 20 repeat;
+}
 
 .topic {
     margin: 0 1em;
diff --git a/docs/usage/general.rst b/docs/usage/general.rst
index 062d89c8d..77b1b9acd 100644
--- a/docs/usage/general.rst
+++ b/docs/usage/general.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ The following sections will describe each command in detail.
 
 .. container:: experimental
 
-   Experimental features are marked with red-orange stripes on the sides, like this paragraph.
+   Experimental features are marked with red stripes on the sides, like this paragraph.
 
    Experimental features are not stable, which means that they may be changed in incompatible
    ways or even removed entirely without prior notice in following releases.