diff --git a/book/css/variables.css b/book/css/variables.css
index db3dc55..611c634 100644
--- a/book/css/variables.css
+++ b/book/css/variables.css
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     --links: #0096cf;
 
     --inline-code-color: #ffb454;
-    --steno-background-color: #191f26;
+    --steno-background-color: #506477;
     --code-background-color: #191f26;
 
     --theme-popup-bg: #14191f;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     --links: #2b79a2;
 
     --inline-code-color: #c5c8c6;
-    --steno-background-color: #1d1f21;
+    --steno-background-color: #506477;
     --code-background-color: #1d1f21;
 
     --theme-popup-bg: #141617;
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@
 
     --links: #2b79a2;
 
-    --inline-code-color: #c5c8c6;
-    --steno-background-color: #1d1f21;
+    --inline-code-color: #e7eae7;
+    --steno-background-color: #506477;
     --code-background-color: #1d1f21;
 
     --theme-popup-bg: #161923;
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@
 
     --links: #2b79a2;
 
-    --inline-code-color: #6e6b5e;
-    --steno-background-color: #f6f7f6;
+    --inline-code-color: #4C493;
+    --steno-background-color: #C4B5A8;
     --code-background-color: #f6f7f6;
 
     --theme-popup-bg: #e1e1db;
diff --git a/theme/css/variables.css b/theme/css/variables.css
index db3dc55..611c634 100644
--- a/theme/css/variables.css
+++ b/theme/css/variables.css
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     --links: #0096cf;
 
     --inline-code-color: #ffb454;
-    --steno-background-color: #191f26;
+    --steno-background-color: #506477;
     --code-background-color: #191f26;
 
     --theme-popup-bg: #14191f;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     --links: #2b79a2;
 
     --inline-code-color: #c5c8c6;
-    --steno-background-color: #1d1f21;
+    --steno-background-color: #506477;
     --code-background-color: #1d1f21;
 
     --theme-popup-bg: #141617;
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@
 
     --links: #2b79a2;
 
-    --inline-code-color: #c5c8c6;
-    --steno-background-color: #1d1f21;
+    --inline-code-color: #e7eae7;
+    --steno-background-color: #506477;
     --code-background-color: #1d1f21;
 
     --theme-popup-bg: #161923;
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@
 
     --links: #2b79a2;
 
-    --inline-code-color: #6e6b5e;
-    --steno-background-color: #f6f7f6;
+    --inline-code-color: #4C493;
+    --steno-background-color: #C4B5A8;
     --code-background-color: #f6f7f6;
 
     --theme-popup-bg: #e1e1db;