diff --git a/assets/scss/search.scss b/assets/scss/search.scss
index 5b8871f..39ad120 100644
--- a/assets/scss/search.scss
+++ b/assets/scss/search.scss
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ $search-element-padding: 0.5rem 1rem 0.5rem 1rem;
 
 input.stork-input {
     @include bordered-block;
+    background-color: var(--code-color);
+    color: var(--text-color);
     font-family: $font-body;
     padding: $search-input-padding;
 
@@ -34,10 +36,11 @@ input.stork-input {
 
 .stork-close-button {
     @include bordered-block;
+    background-color: var(--code-color);
+    color: var(--text-color);
     font-family: $font-body;
     padding: $search-input-padding;
 
-    background-color: var(--code-color);
     padding-left: 1.5rem;
     padding-right: 1.5rem;