diff --git a/assets/css/_colors/light-syntax.scss b/assets/css/_colors/light-syntax.scss
index 8fd8606..6249bff 100644
--- a/assets/css/_colors/light-syntax.scss
+++ b/assets/css/_colors/light-syntax.scss
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
   /*--- custom light colors ---*/
   --code-highlighter-rouge: #e9ecef;
   --highlight-bg-color: #f7f7f7;
-  --highlighter-rouge-color: black;
+  --highlighter-rouge-color: #353a3d;
   --highlight-lineno-color: #c2c6cc;
   --highlight-lineno-border-color: #e9ecef;
 
diff --git a/assets/css/_colors/light-typography.scss b/assets/css/_colors/light-typography.scss
index 0930941..951d679 100644
--- a/assets/css/_colors/light-typography.scss
+++ b/assets/css/_colors/light-typography.scss
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
   --btn-border-color: #e9ecef;
 
-  --text-color: #212529;
+  --text-color: #343a40;
 
   --blockquote-border-color: #eee;