diff --git a/src/components/accordion-item/accordion-item.scss b/src/components/accordion-item/accordion-item.scss
index 6d8b027c9c425ac31cce7d10b507fb01f28bffc1..037ca8cc33e6a47994e85af90511af8cd5e327f9 100644
--- a/src/components/accordion-item/accordion-item.scss
+++ b/src/components/accordion-item/accordion-item.scss
@@ -3,14 +3,10 @@
 }
 
 .hy-accordion__item {
-  margin-bottom: 1rem;
+  margin-bottom: 12px;
 
   &__is-open {
-    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--grayscale-medium);
-    border-left: 1px solid var(--grayscale-medium);
-    border-right: 1px solid var(--grayscale-medium);
-    border-top: 2px solid var(--grayscale-medium);
-    box-shadow: 0 2px 12px 1px rgba(#000000, 10%);
+    border: 1px solid var(--grayscale-dark);
 
     .hy-accordion--heading {
       margin: 0 auto;
@@ -72,6 +68,7 @@
 
   .hy-accordion__button {
     @include font-size(18px, 22px);
+    @include font-weight($bold);
     align-items: flex-start;
     background-color: var(--grayscale-background-box);
     border: none;
@@ -79,11 +76,10 @@
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: row;
     font-family: var(--main-font-family);
-    font-weight: bold;
     height: 100%;
     justify-content: flex-start;
     letter-spacing: -0.45px;
-    padding: 1.125rem 1rem 1.125rem 1rem;
+    padding: 13px 20px 13px 16px;
     transition: all 0.35s ease-in;
     width: 100%;
 
@@ -105,6 +101,13 @@
         @include font-size(20px, 24px);
         letter-spacing: -0.5px;
       }
+
+      .hy-accordion--heading__icon svg {
+        @include breakpoint($extrawide) {
+          height: 20px;
+          width: 20px;
+        }
+      }
     }
 
     &[aria-expanded='true'] {
@@ -120,33 +123,35 @@
       position: relative;
 
       &:after {
-        background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--grayscale-medium), var(--grayscale-white));
+        background-color: var(--grayscale-medium-dark);
         bottom: 0;
         content: '';
-        height: 2px;
-        left: 0;
+        height: 1px;
+        left: 16px;
         position: absolute;
-        width: 100%;
+        right: 20px;
       }
     }
   }
 
   .hy-accordion--heading__icon {
-    margin-right: 0.5rem;
-    margin-top: 4px;
+    align-items: center;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    height: 22px; // Same as text line-height.
+    margin-right: 8px;
     z-index: 0;
 
-    @include breakpoint($narrow) {
-      margin-right: 1rem;
-      margin-top: 6px;
-    }
-
     svg {
       fill: var(--brand-main);
 
       @include breakpoint($narrow) {
-        height: 24px;
-        width: 24px;
+        height: 18px;
+        width: 18px;
+      }
+
+      @include breakpoint($xlarge) {
+        height: 20px;
+        width: 20px;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -169,11 +174,12 @@
 
     &[aria-expanded='true'] {
       color: var(--grayscale-black);
-
       margin-bottom: 20px;
+
       @include breakpoint($narrow) {
         margin-bottom: 28px;
       }
+
       @include breakpoint($wide) {
         margin-bottom: 32px;
       }
@@ -210,22 +216,25 @@
 
   &--inner-wrapper {
     display: block;
-    padding: 20px 16px 0;
+    padding: 16px 12px;
+
     @include breakpoint($narrow) {
-      padding: 20px 24px 0;
+      padding: 15px 16px;
+    }
+
+    @include breakpoint($wide) {
+      padding: 16px;
     }
+
     @include breakpoint($extrawide) {
-      // there is a sidebar
-      &--common {
-        padding: 20px 24px 0;
-      }
       // without sidebar
       &--large {
-        padding: 24px 32px 0;
+        padding: 24px 20px;
       }
     }
+
     @include breakpoint($xlarge) {
-      padding: 24px 32px 0;
+      padding: 24px 20px;
     }
 
     &--mini {
diff --git a/src/components/accordion-item/accordion-item.tsx b/src/components/accordion-item/accordion-item.tsx
index 397959a5d537967f5f2758dfa2091d191e1da473..2667e006b54ff4611e522c406c03db3e71364e79 100644
--- a/src/components/accordion-item/accordion-item.tsx
+++ b/src/components/accordion-item/accordion-item.tsx
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export class AccordionItem {
                 id={`${titleAsId}--title`}
               >
                 <span class="hy-accordion--heading__icon">
-                  <hy-icon icon={'hy-icon-caret-down'} size={20} />
+                  <hy-icon icon={'hy-icon-caret-down'} size={16} />
                 </span>
                 <span>{this.accordiontitle}</span>
               </button>