diff --git a/less/accordion.less b/less/accordion.less
index 0d18978317..c3023ac49e 100644
--- a/less/accordion.less
+++ b/less/accordion.less
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 // Group == heading + body
 .accordion-group {
   margin-bottom: 2px;
-  border: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
+  border: 1px solid @accordion-border-color;
   border-radius: @border-radius-base;
 }
 .accordion-heading {
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
 // Inner needs the styles because you can't animate properly with any styles on the element
 .accordion-inner {
   padding: 9px 15px;
-  border-top: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
+  border-top: 1px solid @accordion-border-color;
 }
diff --git a/less/badges.less b/less/badges.less
index e1a2e9c5a6..f2f2aedabb 100644
--- a/less/badges.less
+++ b/less/badges.less
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   padding: 3px 7px;
   font-size: @font-size-small;
   font-weight: bold;
-  color: #fff;
+  color: @badge-color;
   line-height: 1;
   vertical-align: middle;
   white-space: nowrap;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 a.badge {
   &:hover,
   &:focus {
-    color: #fff;
+    color: @badge-link-hover-color;
     text-decoration: none;
     cursor: pointer;
   }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ a.badge {
 a.list-group-item.active > .badge,
 .nav-pills > .active > a > .badge {
   color: @link-color;
-  background-color: #fff;
+  background-color: @badge-active-bg;
 }
 .nav-pills > li > a > .badge {
   margin-left: 3px;
diff --git a/less/breadcrumbs.less b/less/breadcrumbs.less
index 956944a8ba..36fb4cd478 100644
--- a/less/breadcrumbs.less
+++ b/less/breadcrumbs.less
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
   padding: 8px 15px;
   margin: 0 0 @line-height-computed;
   list-style: none;
-  background-color: #f5f5f5;
+  background-color: @breadcrumb-bg;
   border-radius: @border-radius-base;
   > li {
     display: inline-block;
-    text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #fff;
+    text-shadow: @breadcrumb-text-shadow;
     &+li:before {
       display: inline-block;
       content: "/\00a0"; // Unicode space added since inline-block means non-collapsing white-space
diff --git a/less/variables.less b/less/variables.less
index 3b26988082..fa230d6674 100644
--- a/less/variables.less
+++ b/less/variables.less
@@ -7,6 +7,19 @@
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
 
+// Inner Files color variables (can say inline colors)
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+@accordion-border-color:                    #e5e5e5; 
+
+@badge-color:                               #fff;
+@badge-active-bg:                           #fff; 
+@badge-link-hover-color:                    #fff; 
+
+@breadcrumb-bg:                             #f5f5f5;
+@breadcrumb-text-shadow:            0 1px 0 #fff; 
+
+
 // Grays
 // -------------------------