diff --git a/scss/illinois-framework/_paragraphs.rt.scss b/scss/illinois-framework/_paragraphs.rt.scss
index 2c1e3cb..5518728 100644
--- a/scss/illinois-framework/_paragraphs.rt.scss
+++ b/scss/illinois-framework/_paragraphs.rt.scss
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 .paragraph--type--rt {
-  @extend %paragraphs-padding;
-
   h3 {
     color: var(--il-blue) !important;
   }
 
   &.background--color--gray {
+    padding-top: 60px;
+    padding-bottom: 75px;
+    margin-bottom: 60px;
     .paragraph--type--rt__title h2 {
     }
      h2 {
diff --git a/scss/illinois-framework/utilities/_padding.scss b/scss/illinois-framework/utilities/_padding.scss
index 5868077..5a45741 100644
--- a/scss/illinois-framework/utilities/_padding.scss
+++ b/scss/illinois-framework/utilities/_padding.scss
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
   padding-bottom: 0 !important;
 }
 .reduce-padding--top {
-  padding-top: 40px !important;
+  padding-top: 1rem !important;
 }