diff --git a/assets/scss/search.scss b/assets/scss/search.scss
index a9ac99a..5b8871f 100644
--- a/assets/scss/search.scss
+++ b/assets/scss/search.scss
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ input.stork-input {
     font-family: $font-body;
     padding: $search-input-padding;
 
-    background-color: $code-color;
+    background-color: var(--code-color);
     padding-left: 1.5rem;
     padding-right: 1.5rem;
 
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ input.stork-input {
     list-style: none;
 
     &.selected {
-        background-color: $code-color;
+        background-color: var(--code-color);
     }
 
     a:hover {
-        color: black;
+        color: var(--text-color);
     }
 }