Placeholder text style - From http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2610497/change-an-inputs-html5-placeholder-color-with-css

placeholders.css

::-webkit-input-placeholder { /* WebKit browsers */ color:#999; }
:-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 4 to 18 */ color:#999; opacity:1; }
::-moz-placeholder { /* Mozilla Firefox 19+ */ color:#999; opacity:1; }
:-ms-input-placeholder { /* Internet Explorer 10+ */ color:#999; }

/* FOCUS  */
input:focus::-webkit-input-placeholder, textarea:focus::-webkit-input-placeholder { color:#a8a8a8 !important; }
input:focus:-moz-placeholder, textarea:focus:-moz-placeholder { color:#a8a8a8 !important; opacity:1; }
input:focus::-moz-placeholder, textarea:focus::-moz-placeholder { color:#a8a8a8 !important; opacity:1; }
input:focus:-ms-input-placeholder, textarea:focus:-ms-input-placeholder { color:#a8a8a8 !important; }