diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/downloadview.py b/qutebrowser/browser/downloadview.py
index 0e21d1fb4..b03c893f0 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/downloadview.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/downloadview.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class DownloadView(QListView):
 
     STYLESHEET = """
         QListView {
-            {{ color['downloads.bg.bar'] }}
+            background-color: {{ color['downloads.bg.bar'] }};
             {{ font['downloads'] }}
         }
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/completion/completiondelegate.py b/qutebrowser/completion/completiondelegate.py
index f2f256a40..d07e7da16 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/completion/completiondelegate.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/completion/completiondelegate.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class CompletionItemDelegate(QStyledItemDelegate):
         self._doc.setDefaultTextOption(text_option)
         self._doc.setDefaultStyleSheet(style.get_stylesheet("""
             .highlight {
-                {{ color['completion.match.fg'] }}
+                color: {{ color['completion.match.fg'] }};
             }
         """))
         self._doc.setDocumentMargin(2)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/completion/completionwidget.py b/qutebrowser/completion/completionwidget.py
index 9281a053a..888cea4c6 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/completion/completionwidget.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/completion/completionwidget.py
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ class CompletionView(QTreeView):
     STYLESHEET = """
         QTreeView {
             {{ font['completion'] }}
-            {{ color['completion.bg'] }}
+            background-color: {{ color['completion.bg'] }};
             alternate-background-color: {{ color['completion.alternate-bg'] }};
             outline: 0;
             border: 0px;
         }
 
         QTreeView::item:disabled {
-            {{ color['completion.category.bg'] }}
+            background-color: {{ color['completion.category.bg'] }};
             border-top: 1px solid
                 {{ color['completion.category.border.top'] }};
             border-bottom: 1px solid
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class CompletionView(QTreeView):
                 {{ color['completion.item.selected.border.top'] }};
             border-bottom: 1px solid
                 {{ color['completion.item.selected.border.bottom'] }};
-            {{ color['completion.item.selected.bg'] }}
+            background-color: {{ color['completion.item.selected.bg'] }};
         }
 
         QTreeView:item::hover {
diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/bar.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/bar.py
index b4066060d..809a989f5 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/bar.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/bar.py
@@ -112,56 +112,56 @@ class StatusBar(QWidget):
         QWidget#StatusBar QLineEdit {
             {{ font['statusbar'] }}
             {{ color['statusbar.bg'] }}
-            {{ color['statusbar.fg'] }}
+            color: {{ color['statusbar.fg'] }};
         }
 
         QWidget#StatusBar[caret_mode="on"],
         QWidget#StatusBar[caret_mode="on"] QLabel,
         QWidget#StatusBar[caret_mode="on"] QLineEdit {
-            {{ color['statusbar.fg.caret'] }}
-            {{ color['statusbar.bg.caret'] }}
+            color: {{ color['statusbar.fg.caret'] }};
+            background-color: {{ color['statusbar.bg.caret'] }};
         }
 
         QWidget#StatusBar[caret_mode="selection"],
         QWidget#StatusBar[caret_mode="selection"] QLabel,
         QWidget#StatusBar[caret_mode="selection"] QLineEdit {
-            {{ color['statusbar.fg.caret-selection'] }}
-            {{ color['statusbar.bg.caret-selection'] }}
+            color: {{ color['statusbar.fg.caret-selection'] }};
+            background-color: {{ color['statusbar.bg.caret-selection'] }};
         }
 
         QWidget#StatusBar[severity="error"],
         QWidget#StatusBar[severity="error"] QLabel,
         QWidget#StatusBar[severity="error"] QLineEdit {
-            {{ color['statusbar.fg.error'] }}
-            {{ color['statusbar.bg.error'] }}
+            color: {{ color['statusbar.fg.error'] }};
+            background-color: {{ color['statusbar.bg.error'] }};
         }
 
         QWidget#StatusBar[severity="warning"],
         QWidget#StatusBar[severity="warning"] QLabel,
         QWidget#StatusBar[severity="warning"] QLineEdit {
-            {{ color['statusbar.fg.warning'] }}
-            {{ color['statusbar.bg.warning'] }}
+            color: {{ color['statusbar.fg.warning'] }};
+            background-color: {{ color['statusbar.bg.warning'] }};
         }
 
         QWidget#StatusBar[prompt_active="true"],
         QWidget#StatusBar[prompt_active="true"] QLabel,
         QWidget#StatusBar[prompt_active="true"] QLineEdit {
-            {{ color['statusbar.fg.prompt'] }}
-            {{ color['statusbar.bg.prompt'] }}
+            color: {{ color['statusbar.fg.prompt'] }};
+            background-color: {{ color['statusbar.bg.prompt'] }};
         }
 
         QWidget#StatusBar[insert_active="true"],
         QWidget#StatusBar[insert_active="true"] QLabel,
         QWidget#StatusBar[insert_active="true"] QLineEdit {
-            {{ color['statusbar.fg.insert'] }}
-            {{ color['statusbar.bg.insert'] }}
+            color: {{ color['statusbar.fg.insert'] }};
+            background-color: {{ color['statusbar.bg.insert'] }};
         }
 
         QWidget#StatusBar[command_active="true"],
         QWidget#StatusBar[command_active="true"] QLabel,
         QWidget#StatusBar[command_active="true"] QLineEdit {
-            {{ color['statusbar.fg.command'] }}
-            {{ color['statusbar.bg.command'] }}
+            color: {{ color['statusbar.fg.command'] }};
+            background-color: {{ color['statusbar.bg.command'] }};
         }
 
     """
diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/progress.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/progress.py
index 2d2747431..3f8f0b1c3 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/progress.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/progress.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Progress(QProgressBar):
         }
 
         QProgressBar::chunk {
-            {{ color['statusbar.progress.bg'] }}
+            background-color: {{ color['statusbar.progress.bg'] }};
         }
     """
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/url.py b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/url.py
index b368be54f..f3b829f68 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/url.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/mainwindow/statusbar/url.py
@@ -54,27 +54,27 @@ class UrlText(textbase.TextBase):
 
     STYLESHEET = """
         QLabel#UrlText[urltype="normal"] {
-            {{ color['statusbar.url.fg'] }}
+            color: {{ color['statusbar.url.fg'] }};
         }
 
         QLabel#UrlText[urltype="success"] {
-            {{ color['statusbar.url.fg.success'] }}
+            color: {{ color['statusbar.url.fg.success'] }};
         }
 
         QLabel#UrlText[urltype="success_https"] {
-            {{ color['statusbar.url.fg.success.https'] }}
+            color: {{ color['statusbar.url.fg.success.https'] }};
         }
 
         QLabel#UrlText[urltype="error"] {
-            {{ color['statusbar.url.fg.error'] }}
+            color: {{ color['statusbar.url.fg.error'] }};
         }
 
         QLabel#UrlText[urltype="warn"] {
-            {{ color['statusbar.url.fg.warn'] }}
+            color: {{ color['statusbar.url.fg.warn'] }};
         }
 
         QLabel#UrlText[urltype="hover"] {
-            {{ color['statusbar.url.fg.hover'] }}
+            color: {{ color['statusbar.url.fg.hover'] }};
         }
     """
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/config/test_style.py b/tests/unit/config/test_style.py
index 53cce823a..8fe443c13 100644
--- a/tests/unit/config/test_style.py
+++ b/tests/unit/config/test_style.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def test_get_stylesheet(config_stub):
     }
     template = "{{ color['completion.bg'] }}\n{{ font['completion'] }}"
     rendered = style.get_stylesheet(template)
-    assert rendered == 'background-color: black;\nfont: foo;'
+    assert rendered == 'black\nfont: foo;'
 
 
 class Obj(QObject):