diff --git a/css/styles.css b/css/styles.css
index a5db3cd..fa0c0b0 100644
--- a/css/styles.css
+++ b/css/styles.css
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
   --colour-s:     rgb(255, 153, 255);
   --colour-sbg:  rgba(102,   0, 102, 0.3);
   --colour-sbga: rgba(255, 153, 255, 0.3);
+  --colour-text: mistyrose;
 }
 body {
-  color: mistyrose;
+  color: var(--colour-text);
   font-family: 'Courier New';
   margin-left: 20%;
   margin-right: 20%;
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ ul.inline li {
   display: inline-block;
 }
 pre {
-  color: white;
+  color: var(--colour-text);
   font-family: 'Courier New';
 }
 .centred-text {