diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/css/core.less b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/css/core.less
index f8a549e9a..dd838376b 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/css/core.less
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/static/wagtailadmin/css/core.less
@@ -272,10 +272,13 @@ img{
                 .visuallyhidden();
             }
             label{
+                font-weight:normal;
                 -webkit-font-smoothing: auto;
                 line-height:inherit;
                 text-transform:uppercase;
-                padding: 0.9em 1.2em 0.9em 3.5em;
+                padding: 0.9em 1.2em 0.9em 3.7em;
+                color: #AAA;
+                font-size:0.95em;
             }
             input{
                 float:left;