diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
index ac0dd00..898966e 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
+++ b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       <div class="container homepage-block-footer">
 
         <div class="btn-group">
-          <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" href="/dashboard">Submit a proposal</a>
+          <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-shadow" href="/dashboard">Submit a proposal</a>
         </div>
       </div>
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
       <div class="container">
         <div class="row">
           <div class="btn-group col-md-4">
-            <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" href="/about/north-bay-python">Find out more</a>
+            <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-shadow" href="/about/north-bay-python">Find out more</a>
           </div>
 
           <div class="col-md-8 text-right">
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     <div class="container homepage-block-footer">
 
       <div class="btn-group">
-        <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" href="/sponsors">Become a sponsor</a>
+        <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-shadow" href="/sponsors">Become a sponsor</a>
       </div>
     </div>
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
       <div class="container">
         <div class="row">
           <div class="btn-group col-md-4">
-            <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary" href="/code-of-conduct">View our code of conduct</a>
+            <a class="btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-shadow" href="/code-of-conduct">View our code of conduct</a>
           </div>
 
           <div class="col-md-8 text-right">
diff --git a/static/scss/custom.scss b/static/scss/custom.scss
index 2d68f90..5c827ff 100644
--- a/static/scss/custom.scss
+++ b/static/scss/custom.scss
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ $homepage-block-min-height: 480px;
 .homepage-block.dark {
   background: $gray-base;
   color: white;
+  text-shadow: 1px 1px $gray-dark;
 }
 
 .navbar {
@@ -164,6 +165,9 @@ $homepage-block-min-height: 480px;
 
 }
 
+.btn-shadow {
+  box-shadow: 1px 1px 5px $gray-dark;
+}
 
 .hills {
   background-size: 100%;