diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/gitlab_bootstrap.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/gitlab_bootstrap.scss
index 03beeaef..a1faf060 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/gitlab_bootstrap.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/gitlab_bootstrap.scss
@@ -468,12 +468,8 @@ form {
   h5, .title {
     padding: 0 10px;
     @include round-borders-top(4px);
+    @include bg-gray-gradient;
     border-bottom: 1px solid #bbb;
-    background:#eee;
-    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 30, color-stop(0.066, #eee), to(#dfdfdf));
-    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
-    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
-    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
 
     &.small {
       line-height: 28px;
@@ -499,10 +495,7 @@ form {
   }
 
   .bottom {
-    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 30, color-stop(0.066, #eee), to(#dfdfdf));
-    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
-    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
-    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
+    @include bg-gray-gradient;
     @include round-borders-bottom(4px);
     border-bottom:none;
     border-top: 1px solid #bbb;
@@ -555,11 +548,7 @@ table.admin-table {
   th {
     border-color: #CCC;
     border-bottom: 1px solid #bbb;
-    background:#eee;
-    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 30, color-stop(0.066, #eee), to(#dfdfdf));
-    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
-    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
-    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
+    @include bg-gray-gradient;
   }
 }
 
@@ -682,11 +671,7 @@ h3.page_title {
 
   .file_title {
     border-bottom: 1px solid #bbb;
-    background:#eee;
-    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 30, color-stop(0.066, #eee), to(#dfdfdf));
-    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
-    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
-    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
+    @include bg-gray-gradient;
     margin: 0;
     font-weight: normal;
     font-weight: bold;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/main.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/main.scss
index ad8be0bc..b4f0ebf8 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/main.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/main.scss
@@ -72,7 +72,13 @@ $hover: #FDF5D9;
   border-radius: $radius;
 }
 
-
+@mixin bg-gray-gradient { 
+  background:#eee;
+  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 30, color-stop(0.066, #eee), to(#dfdfdf));
+  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
+  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
+  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
+}
 
 /**
  * Header of application.
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/ref_select.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/ref_select.scss
index 6f6a1bc9..5b52e11b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/ref_select.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/ref_select.scss
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@
   }
 
   .chzn-single { 
-    background:#ddd;
-    //border:none;
-    //box-shadow:none;
+    @include bg-gray-gradient;
 
     div { 
       background:transparent;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/graph.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/graph.scss
index 33d91de5..2aa4463e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/graph.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/graph.scss
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@
   h4 { 
     padding:0 10px;
     border-bottom: 1px solid #bbb;
-    background:#eee;
-    background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 30, color-stop(0.066, #eee), to(#dfdfdf));
-    background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
-    background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
-    background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
+    @include bg-gray-gradient;
   }
 
   .graph { 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/nav.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/nav.scss
index 4a773644..fc7293b2 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/nav.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/nav.scss
@@ -6,13 +6,9 @@ ul.main_menu {
   border-radius: 4px;
   margin: auto;
   margin:30px 0;
-  background:#eee;
   border:1px solid #bbb;
   height:37px;
-  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 30, color-stop(0.066, #eee), to(#dfdfdf));
-  background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
-  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
-  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
+  @include bg-gray-gradient;
   position:relative;
   overflow:hidden;
   @include shade;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/tree.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/tree.scss
index 2663fc9a..891f5e20 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/tree.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/tree.scss
@@ -72,11 +72,7 @@
     th { 
       border-color: #CCC;
       border-bottom: 1px solid #bbb;
-      background:#eee;
-      background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 30, color-stop(0.066, #eee), to(#dfdfdf));
-      background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
-      background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
-      background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#eee 6.6%, #dfdfdf);
+      @include bg-gray-gradient;
     }
   }