diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/due_date_select.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/due_date_select.js.coffee
index 3d009a96d0..32c143cae1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/due_date_select.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/due_date_select.js.coffee
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class @DueDateSelect
           date = new Date value.replace(new RegExp('-', 'g'), ',')
           mediumDate = $.datepicker.formatDate 'M d, yy', date
         else
-          mediumDate = 'None'
+          mediumDate = 'No due date'
 
         data = {}
         data[abilityName] = {}
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ class @DueDateSelect
               $selectbox.hide()
             $value.css('display', '')
 
-            $valueContent.html(mediumDate)
+            cssClass = if Date.parse(mediumDate) then 'bold' else 'no-value'
+            $valueContent.html("<span class='#{cssClass}'>#{mediumDate}</span>")
             $sidebarValue.html(mediumDate)
 
             if value isnt ''
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js.coffee
index 9ca88f1226..d350a7c0e7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js.coffee
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class @LabelsSelect
             </a>
             <% }); %>'
         )
-        labelNoneHTMLTemplate = _.template('<div class="light">None</div>')
+        labelNoneHTMLTemplate = '<span class="no-value">None</span>'
 
       if newLabelField.length
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class @LabelsSelect
             template = labelHTMLTemplate(data)
             labelCount = data.labels.length
           else
-            template = labelNoneHTMLTemplate()
+            template = labelNoneHTMLTemplate
           $value
             .removeAttr('style')
             .html(template)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/milestone_select.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/milestone_select.js.coffee
index b108f747bd..02480f3a02 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/milestone_select.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/milestone_select.js.coffee
@@ -24,14 +24,10 @@ class @MilestoneSelect
 
       if issueUpdateURL
         milestoneLinkTemplate = _.template(
-          '<a href="/<%= namespace %>/<%= path %>/milestones/<%= iid %>">
-            <span class="has-tooltip" data-container="body" title="<%= remaining %>">
-              <%= _.escape(title) %>
-            </span>
-          </a>'
+          '<a href="/<%= namespace %>/<%= path %>/milestones/<%= iid %>" class="bold has-tooltip" data-container="body" title="<%= remaining %>"><%= _.escape(title) %></a>'
         )
 
-        milestoneLinkNoneTemplate = '<div class="light">None</div>'
+        milestoneLinkNoneTemplate = '<span class="no-value">None</span>'
 
         collapsedSidebarLabelTemplate = _.template(
           '<span class="has-tooltip" data-container="body" title="<%= remaining %>" data-placement="left">
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/users_select.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/users_select.js.coffee
index 3dbc1d7f14..2548efb218 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/users_select.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/users_select.js.coffee
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class @UsersSelect
 
       assigneeTemplate = _.template(
         '<% if (username) { %>
-        <a class="author_link " href="/u/<%= username %>">
+        <a class="author_link bold" href="/u/<%= username %>">
           <% if( avatar ) { %>
           <img width="32" class="avatar avatar-inline s32" alt="" src="<%= avatar %>">
           <% } %>
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class @UsersSelect
           </span>
         </a>
           <% } else { %>
-        <span class="assign-yourself">
+        <span class="no-value assign-yourself">
           No assignee -
           <a href="#" class="js-assign-yourself">
             assign yourself
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/issuable.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/issuable.scss
index f57845ad9c..5ba87185f5 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/issuable.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/issuable.scss
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@
 
       .assign-yourself {
         margin-top: 10px;
-        font-weight: normal;
         display: block;
       }
     }
@@ -158,6 +157,10 @@
       font-weight: normal;
     }
 
+    .no-value {
+      color: $gl-placeholder-color;
+    }
+
     .sidebar-collapsed-icon {
       display: none;
     }
@@ -322,7 +325,7 @@
   margin-left: 5px;
 
   a {
-    color: #8c8c8c;
+    color: $gl-placeholder-color;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
index 3b4e431a49..d91e3332e4 100644
--- a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module ProjectsHelper
     author_html = author_html.html_safe
 
     if opts[:name]
-      link_to(author_html, user_path(author), class: "author_link #{"#{opts[:mobile_classes]}" if opts[:mobile_classes]}").html_safe
+      link_to(author_html, user_path(author), class: "author_link #{"#{opts[:extra_class]}" if opts[:extra_class]} #{"#{opts[:mobile_classes]}" if opts[:mobile_classes]}").html_safe
     else
       title = opts[:title].sub(":name", sanitize(author.name))
       link_to(author_html, user_path(author), class: "author_link has-tooltip", title: title, data: { container: 'body' } ).html_safe
diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml
index 539c4f3630..210c9b9aab 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml
@@ -29,20 +29,21 @@
           = icon('spinner spin', class: 'block-loading')
           - if can_edit_issuable
             = link_to 'Edit', '#', class: 'edit-link pull-right'
-        .value.bold.hide-collapsed
+        .value.hide-collapsed
           - if issuable.assignee
-            = link_to_member(@project, issuable.assignee, size: 32) do
+            = link_to_member(@project, issuable.assignee, size: 32, extra_class: 'bold') do
               - if issuable.instance_of?(MergeRequest) && !issuable.can_be_merged_by?(issuable.assignee)
                 %span.pull-right.cannot-be-merged{ data: { toggle: 'tooltip', placement: 'left' }, title: 'Not allowed to merge' }
                   = icon('exclamation-triangle')
               %span.username
                 = issuable.assignee.to_reference
           - else
-            %span.assign-yourself
+            %span.assign-yourself.no-value
               No assignee
               - if can_edit_issuable
+                \-
                 %a.js-assign-yourself{ href: '#' }
-                  \- assign yourself
+                  assign yourself
 
         .selectbox.hide-collapsed
           = f.hidden_field 'assignee_id', value: issuable.assignee_id, id: 'issue_assignee_id'
@@ -62,13 +63,11 @@
           = icon('spinner spin', class: 'block-loading')
           - if can_edit_issuable
             = link_to 'Edit', '#', class: 'edit-link pull-right'
-        .value.bold.hide-collapsed
+        .value.hide-collapsed
           - if issuable.milestone
-            = link_to namespace_project_milestone_path(@project.namespace, @project, issuable.milestone) do
-              %span.has-tooltip{title: milestone_remaining_days(issuable.milestone), data: {container: 'body', html: 1}}
-                = issuable.milestone.title
+            = link_to issuable.milestone.title, namespace_project_milestone_path(@project.namespace, @project, issuable.milestone), class: "bold has-tooltip", title: milestone_remaining_days(issuable.milestone), data: { container: "body", html: 1 }
           - else
-            .light None
+            %span.no-value None
 
         .selectbox.hide-collapsed
           = f.hidden_field 'milestone_id', value: issuable.milestone_id, id: nil
@@ -85,14 +84,14 @@
             = icon('spinner spin', class: 'block-loading')
             - if can?(current_user, :"admin_#{issuable.to_ability_name}", @project)
               = link_to 'Edit', '#', class: 'edit-link pull-right'
-          .value.bold.hide-collapsed
+          .value.hide-collapsed
             %span.value-content
               - if issuable.due_date
-                = issuable.due_date.to_s(:medium)
+                %span.bold= issuable.due_date.to_s(:medium)
               - else
-                None
+                %span.no-value No due date
             - if can?(current_user, :"admin_#{issuable.to_ability_name}", @project)
-              %span.light.js-remove-due-date-holder{ class: ("hidden" if issuable.due_date.nil?) }
+              %span.no-value.js-remove-due-date-holder{ class: ("hidden" if issuable.due_date.nil?) }
                 \-
                 %a.js-remove-due-date{ href: "#", role: "button" }
                   remove due date
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@
               - issuable.labels_array.each do |label|
                 = link_to_label(label, type: issuable.to_ability_name)
             - else
-              .light None
+              %span.no-value None
           .selectbox.hide-collapsed
             - issuable.labels_array.each do |label|
               = hidden_field_tag "#{issuable.to_ability_name}[label_names][]", label.id, id: nil
diff --git a/spec/features/issues_spec.rb b/spec/features/issues_spec.rb
index 65fe918e2e..c3cb337944 100644
--- a/spec/features/issues_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/issues_spec.rb
@@ -556,10 +556,10 @@ describe 'Issues', feature: true do
             first('.ui-state-default').click
           end
 
-          expect(page).to have_no_content 'None'
+          expect(page).to have_no_content 'No due date'
 
           click_link 'remove due date'
-          expect(page).to have_content 'None'
+          expect(page).to have_content 'No due date'
         end
       end
     end