diff --git a/assets/scss/variables.scss b/assets/scss/variables.scss
index 9c4cd9d..b87abe2 100644
--- a/assets/scss/variables.scss
+++ b/assets/scss/variables.scss
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $target-background-color-dark: #55511c;
 
 $code-color: #f0f0f0;
 $code-color-dark: lighten($background-color-dark, 10%);
-$code-token-color: black;
+$code-token-color: darken($primary-color, 25%);
 $code-token-color-dark: $primary-color;
 $code-highlight-color: #fffd99;
 $code-highlight-color-dark: #555538;