diff --git a/sass/elements/tag.sass b/sass/elements/tag.sass
index 392daee6f7..c659beef58 100644
--- a/sass/elements/tag.sass
+++ b/sass/elements/tag.sass
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ $tag-background-color: $background !default
 $tag-color: $text !default
 $tag-radius: $radius !default
 $tag-delete-margin: 1px !default
+$tag-delete-background-color-focus: darken($tag-background-color, 5%) !default
+$tag-delete-background-color-active: darken($tag-background-color, 10%) !default
 
 $tag-colors: $colors !default
 
@@ -129,9 +131,9 @@ $tag-colors: $colors !default
       width: 1px
     &:hover,
     &:focus
-      background-color: darken($tag-background-color, 5%)
+      background-color: $tag-delete-background-color-focus
     &:active
-      background-color: darken($tag-background-color, 10%)
+      background-color: $tag-delete-background-color-active
   &.is-rounded
     border-radius: $radius-rounded