diff --git a/themes/maik-blog/assets/scss/syntax_highlighting.scss b/themes/maik-blog/assets/scss/syntax_highlighting.scss
index ad9ce98..3d523c4 100644
--- a/themes/maik-blog/assets/scss/syntax_highlighting.scss
+++ b/themes/maik-blog/assets/scss/syntax_highlighting.scss
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     .hl {
         display: block;
         width: 100%;
-        background-color: #ffffcc;
+        background-color: lighten(#272822, 12%);
     }
 
     /* LineNumbersTable */