diff --git a/css/style.css b/css/style.css
index 36cc6b2..10ad3fa 100644
--- a/css/style.css
+++ b/css/style.css
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ a, a:hover, a:active {
 
 /* Clear-Typography overrides */
 mark {
-  background-color: #fac694; }
+  background-color: #fcf2c0; }
 
 blockquote, pre {
   border-color: #7951c0; }
diff --git a/scss/style.scss b/scss/style.scss
index e4cfa6f..896b2a5 100644
--- a/scss/style.scss
+++ b/scss/style.scss
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ $color-primary: $color-purple;
 $color-secondary: $color-blue;
 $color-link: $color-blue;
 $color-selection: $color-blue;
-$color-mark: $color-orange;
+$color-mark: $color-yellow;
 
 @mixin borders() {
   border: $border-size solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)