diff --git a/docs/_sass/_spacevim.scss b/docs/_sass/_spacevim.scss
index 5ee73cf50..e52bd5a70 100644
--- a/docs/_sass/_spacevim.scss
+++ b/docs/_sass/_spacevim.scss
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ section img { max-width: 100%; }
 
 blockquote { border-left: 3px solid #ffcc00; margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 20px; font-style: italic; }
 
-code { font-family: Monaco, Bitstream Vera Sans Mono, Lucida Console, Terminal, monospace; color: #efefef; font-size: 13px; border-radius: 2px; }
+code { font-family: Monaco, Bitstream Vera Sans Mono, Lucida Console, Terminal, monospace; color: $code-default-color; font-size: 13px; border-radius: 2px; }
 
 pre { padding: 8px 15px; background: #191919; border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid #121212; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3); overflow: auto; overflow-y: hidden; }
 pre code { color: #efefef; text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #000; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
diff --git a/docs/_sass/_variables.scss b/docs/_sass/_variables.scss
index 2f59f42bf..5336157c4 100644
--- a/docs/_sass/_variables.scss
+++ b/docs/_sass/_variables.scss
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ $gitment-comment-color: #a89984;
 // wsdjeg commented on Tue Oct 02 2018
 $gitment-comment-header-color: #a89984;
 $gitment-comment-header-background: #252525;
+$code-default-color: #f4bf75