diff --git a/sass/_teckids.scss b/sass/_teckids.scss
index df551f985e4e83afc2760590c5ef9355e88a0c28..13a9f8694052f9f53f3afe718f068330ae31ed93 100644
--- a/sass/_teckids.scss
+++ b/sass/_teckids.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
+@import "../node_modules/bulma/sass/utilities/functions.sass";
+
 $teckids-orange: #ff6600;
+$teckids-orange-light: findLightColor($teckids-orange);
+$teckids-orange-dark: findDarkColor($teckids-orange);
+
 $teckids-blue: #0084ff;
+$teckids-blue-light: findLightColor($teckids-blue);
+$teckids-blue-dark: findDarkColor($teckids-blue);
 
 $projects: hack-n-fun, schul-frei, indiedact;
 $project-colors: (
@@ -17,3 +24,11 @@ $project-colors: (
         border-color: map-get($project-colors, $project);
     }
 }
+
+.has-teckids-orange-light-bg {
+    background-color: $teckids-orange-light;
+}
+
+.has-teckids-blue-light-bg {
+    background-color: $teckids-blue-light;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 61d4e546db7de0a8670f62b4b9d1863ab7430d6b..e1383f8f7b240acf99a7f920f2d822cef178fbd4 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
             {% include "menu.html" %}
         </header>
 
-        <main class="section">
+        <main>
             {% block main %}{% endblock %}
         </main>
     </body>
diff --git a/templates/frontpage/blocks/claim.html b/templates/frontpage/blocks/claim.html
index 7b94ecc4bfef2f6e0a6fdfbd233392c29426cf65..652a6648cf790b18b7c19f0da4849b71a51d40c2 100644
--- a/templates/frontpage/blocks/claim.html
+++ b/templates/frontpage/blocks/claim.html
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
-<section class="section">
-    <div class="columns is-centered is-half">
-        <h1 class="title is-1">{{ section.extra.headlines.claims }}</h1>
-    </div>
-    <div class="columns">
-        {% for claim in section.extra.claims %}
-        <div class="column">
-            <div class="box is-shadowless">
-                <h1 class="title is-3">{{ claim.title }}</h1>
-                <p>
-                    {{ claim.content }}
-                </p>
+<section class="section has-teckids-orange-light-bg">
+    <div class="container">
+        <div class="columns is-centered is-half">
+            <h1 class="title is-1">{{ section.extra.headlines.claims }}</h1>
+        </div>
+        <div class="columns">
+            {% for claim in section.extra.claims %}
+            <div class="column">
+                <div class="box is-shadowless">
+                    <h1 class="title is-3">{{ claim.title }}</h1>
+                    <p>
+                        {{ claim.content }}
+                    </p>
+                </div>
             </div>
+            {% endfor %}
         </div>
-        {% endfor %}
     </div>
 </section>
diff --git a/templates/frontpage/blocks/news.html b/templates/frontpage/blocks/news.html
index 0c464600bb474f83c49e326acdcb4addb89eaf09..056ffb66b470fa6d943d61303cafc48109068925 100644
--- a/templates/frontpage/blocks/news.html
+++ b/templates/frontpage/blocks/news.html
@@ -1,89 +1,82 @@
 <section class="section">
-  <div class="columns is-centered is-half">
-    <h1 class="title is-1">{{ section.extra.headlines.news }}</h1>
-  </div>
-  <div class="columns is-same-height">
-    <div class="column">
-      <div class="card is-shadowless">
-        <div class="card-image">
-          <figure class="image is-4by3">
-            <img
-              src="https://bulma.io/images/placeholders/1280x960.png"
-              alt="Placeholder image"
-            />
-          </figure>
-        </div>
-        <div class="card-content">
-          <div class="media">
-            <div class="media-content">
-              <p class="subtitle is-6">person</p>
-              <p class="title is-4">name</p>
-            </div>
+  <div class="container">
+    <div class="columns is-centered is-half">
+      <h1 class="title is-1">{{ section.extra.headlines.news }}</h1>
+    </div>
+    <div class="columns is-same-height">
+      <div class="column">
+        <div class="card is-shadowless">
+          <div class="card-image">
+            <figure class="image is-4by3">
+              <img src="https://bulma.io/images/placeholders/1280x960.png" alt="Placeholder image" />
+            </figure>
           </div>
-        
-          <div class="content">
-            Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus nec
-            iaculis mauris.
-            <br />
-            <time datetime="2016-1-1">11:09 PM - 1 Jan 2016</time>
+          <div class="card-content">
+            <div class="media">
+              <div class="media-content">
+                <p class="subtitle is-6">person</p>
+                <p class="title is-4">name</p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="content">
+              Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus nec
+              iaculis mauris.
+              <br />
+              <time datetime="2016-1-1">11:09 PM - 1 Jan 2016</time>
+            </div>
           </div>
+
         </div>
-        
       </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="column">
-      <div class="card is-shadowless">
-        <div class="card-image">
-          <figure class="image is-4by3">
-            <img
-              src="https://bulma.io/images/placeholders/1280x960.png"
-              alt="Placeholder image"
-            />
-          </figure>
-        </div>
-        <div class="card-content">
-          <div class="media">
-            <div class="media-content">
-              <p class="subtitle is-6">person</p>
-              <p class="title is-4">name</p>
-            </div>
+      <div class="column">
+        <div class="card is-shadowless">
+          <div class="card-image">
+            <figure class="image is-4by3">
+              <img src="https://bulma.io/images/placeholders/1280x960.png" alt="Placeholder image" />
+            </figure>
           </div>
-        
-          <div class="content">
-            Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus nec
-            iaculis mauris.
-            <br />
-            <time datetime="2016-1-1">11:09 PM - 1 Jan 2016</time>
+          <div class="card-content">
+            <div class="media">
+              <div class="media-content">
+                <p class="subtitle is-6">person</p>
+                <p class="title is-4">name</p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="content">
+              Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus nec
+              iaculis mauris.
+              <br />
+              <time datetime="2016-1-1">11:09 PM - 1 Jan 2016</time>
+            </div>
           </div>
+
         </div>
-        
       </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="column">
-      <div class="card is-shadowless">
-        <div class="card-image">
-          <figure class="image is-4by3">
-            <img
-              src="https://bulma.io/images/placeholders/1280x960.png"
-              alt="Placeholder image"
-            />
-          </figure>
-        </div>
-        <div class="card-content">
-          <div class="media">
-            <div class="media-content">
-              <p class="subtitle is-6">person</p>
-              <p class="title is-4">name</p>
-            </div>
+      <div class="column">
+        <div class="card is-shadowless">
+          <div class="card-image">
+            <figure class="image is-4by3">
+              <img src="https://bulma.io/images/placeholders/1280x960.png" alt="Placeholder image" />
+            </figure>
           </div>
-          <div class="content">
-            Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus nec
-            iaculis mauris.
-            <br />
-            <time datetime="2016-1-1">11:09 PM - 1 Jan 2016</time>
+          <div class="card-content">
+            <div class="media">
+              <div class="media-content">
+                <p class="subtitle is-6">person</p>
+                <p class="title is-4">name</p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="content">
+              Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus nec
+              iaculis mauris.
+              <br />
+              <time datetime="2016-1-1">11:09 PM - 1 Jan 2016</time>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
-</section>
+</section>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/frontpage/blocks/projects.html b/templates/frontpage/blocks/projects.html
index 7d3491cb22d9f85d6b48ca77550eee81a88c4718..794642dfe67cab6e2ac815091b633b295bd29c5c 100644
--- a/templates/frontpage/blocks/projects.html
+++ b/templates/frontpage/blocks/projects.html
@@ -1,34 +1,33 @@
 {% set projects_section = get_section(path="projekte/_index.md") %}
 
-<section class="section">
-  <div class="columns is-centered is-half">
-    <h1 class="title is-1">{{ section.extra.headlines.projects }}</h1>
-  </div>
-  <div class="columns">
-    {% for project_section_path in projects_section.subsections %}
-    {% set project_section = get_section(path=project_section_path) %}
-    <div class="column">
-      <div class="card">
-        <figure class="image is-4by3">
-          <img
-            src="https://bulma.io/images/placeholders/1280x960.png"
-            alt="Placeholder image"
-          />
-        </figure>
-      </div>
-      <div class="card-content">
-        <div class="media">
-          <div class="media-content">
-          <p class="title is-4">{{ project_section.title }}</p>
-          </div>
+<section class="section has-teckids-blue-light-bg">
+  <div class="container">
+    <div class="columns is-centered is-half">
+      <h1 class="title is-1">{{ section.extra.headlines.projects }}</h1>
+    </div>
+    <div class="columns">
+      {% for project_section_path in projects_section.subsections %}
+      {% set project_section = get_section(path=project_section_path) %}
+      <div class="column">
+        <div class="card">
+          <figure class="image is-4by3">
+            <img src="https://bulma.io/images/placeholders/1280x960.png" alt="Placeholder image" />
+          </figure>
         </div>
+        <div class="card-content">
+          <div class="media">
+            <div class="media-content">
+              <p class="title is-4">{{ project_section.title }}</p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
 
-        <div class="content">
-          {{ project_section.description }}
-          <br />
+          <div class="content">
+            {{ project_section.description }}
+            <br />
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
+      {% endfor %}
     </div>
-    {% endfor %}
   </div>
-</section>
+</section>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index 9fef20e7e401f58341092811733b409f657b5e97..946f249fe2543954e28f052996cd68134b418147 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 
 {% block main %}
-  <div class="container">
-    {% include "frontpage/blocks/claim.html" %}
-    {% include "frontpage/blocks/news.html" %}
-    {% include "frontpage/blocks/projects.html" %}
-    {% include "frontpage/blocks/events.html" %}
-  </div>
+  {% include "frontpage/blocks/claim.html" %}
+  {% include "frontpage/blocks/news.html" %}
+  {% include "frontpage/blocks/projects.html" %}
+  {% include "frontpage/blocks/events.html" %}
 {% endblock %}