diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/_colors.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/_colors.scss
index 0d72dde62..c53a09506 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/_colors.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/_colors.scss
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ $light-blue: rgba(61, 149, 236, 0.8);
 $black: #333333;
 $grey: #999999;
 $light-grey: #F8F8F8;
+$dark-red: #A94442;
+$ligt-red: #EBCCD1;
+$lighter-red: #F2DEDE;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_alert.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_alert.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf176c628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_alert.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+.alert {
+  padding: 15px;
+  border: 1px solid transparent;
+}
+
+.alert-danger {
+  background-color: $lighter-red;
+  border-color: $light-red;
+  color: $dark-red;
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_application.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_application.scss
index 839ecd613..db2e8c65c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_application.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_application.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // = require common
 // = require utils
 // = require fonts
+// = require new_alert
 // = require new_header
 // = require new_footer
 // = require landing