diff --git a/client/src/components/rooms/RoomColors.vue b/client/src/components/rooms/RoomColors.vue
index af2006bc..c787329c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/rooms/RoomColors.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/rooms/RoomColors.vue
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 <style scoped lang="scss">
   @import "@/styles/_variables.scss";
+  @import "@/styles/_mixins.scss";
 
   .room-colors {
     display: flex;
@@ -72,18 +73,7 @@
       justify-items: center;
       align-items: center;
 
-      &--yellow {
-        background-color: $color-accent-1;
-      }
-      &--blue {
-        background-color: $color-accent-2;
-      }
-      &--red {
-        background-color: $color-accent-3;
-      }
-      &--green {
-        background-color: $color-accent-4;
-      }
+      @include skillbox-colors;
     }
   }
 </style>
diff --git a/client/src/components/rooms/RoomWidget.vue b/client/src/components/rooms/RoomWidget.vue
index e1e8e96b..45ce4e64 100644
--- a/client/src/components/rooms/RoomWidget.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/rooms/RoomWidget.vue
@@ -56,15 +56,7 @@
     -ms-grid-rows: 210px 1fr;
     -ms-grid-columns: 1fr;
 
-    &--red {
-      background-color: $red;
-    }
-    &--green {
-      background-color: $green;
-    }
-    &--brown {
-      background-color: $brown;
-    }
+    @include skillbox-colors;
 
     svg {
       width: 30px;
diff --git a/client/src/layouts/DefaultLayout.vue b/client/src/layouts/DefaultLayout.vue
index f05419ac..ac2eb8c1 100644
--- a/client/src/layouts/DefaultLayout.vue
+++ b/client/src/layouts/DefaultLayout.vue
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 
 <style lang="scss" scoped>
   @import "@/styles/_variables.scss";
+  @import "@/styles/_mixins.scss";
 
   .skillbox {
     margin: 0 auto;
@@ -64,18 +65,7 @@
     -ms-grid-rows: auto 32px 1fr; // 1 extra row for gap
     -ms-grid-columns: 1fr;
 
-    &--yellow {
-      background-color: $color-accent-1;
-    }
-    &--blue {
-      background-color: $color-accent-2;
-    }
-    &--red {
-      background-color: $color-accent-3;
-    }
-    &--green {
-      background-color: $color-accent-4;
-    }
+    @include skillbox-colors;
 
     &__header {
       grid-area: h;
diff --git a/client/src/styles/_mixins.scss b/client/src/styles/_mixins.scss
index daf87480..35e91da5 100644
--- a/client/src/styles/_mixins.scss
+++ b/client/src/styles/_mixins.scss
@@ -11,3 +11,19 @@
   font-size: 1rem;
   fill: $color-darkgrey-1;
 }
+
+@mixin skillbox-colors {
+  &--yellow {
+    background-color: $color-accent-1;
+  }
+  &--blue {
+    background-color: $color-accent-2;
+  }
+  &--red {
+    background-color: $color-accent-3;
+  }
+  &--green {
+    background-color: $color-accent-4;
+  }
+
+}