diff --git a/docs/assets/highlight.css b/docs/assets/highlight.css
index 46eeb25c..2beec206 100644
--- a/docs/assets/highlight.css
+++ b/docs/assets/highlight.css
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ Original One Dark Syntax theme from https://github.com/atom/one-dark-syntax
   line-height: 1.3rem;
 }
 .hljs-keyword, .hljs-operator {
-  color: #F92672;
+  color: #d03269;
 }
 .hljs-pattern-match {
-  color: #F92672;
+  color: #d03269;
 }
 .hljs-pattern-match .hljs-constructor {
   color: #61aeee;
@@ -41,32 +41,42 @@ Original One Dark Syntax theme from https://github.com/atom/one-dark-syntax
   color: #e2b93d;
 }
 .hljs-constructor .hljs-string {
-  color: #9CCC65;
+  color: #5A781D;
 }
 .hljs-comment, .hljs-quote {
-  color: #b18eb1;
+  color: #696369;
   font-style: italic;
 }
 .hljs-doctag, .hljs-formula {
   color: #c678dd;
 }
 .hljs-section, .hljs-name, .hljs-selector-tag, .hljs-deletion, .hljs-subst {
-  color: #e06c75;
+  color: #C63945;
 }
 .hljs-literal {
   color: #56b6c2;
 }
 .hljs-string, .hljs-regexp, .hljs-addition, .hljs-attribute, .hljs-meta-string {
-  color: #98c379;
+  color: #5A781D;
 }
 .hljs-built_in, .hljs-class .hljs-title {
-  color: #e6c07b;
+  color: #956a2f;
 }
 .hljs-attr, .hljs-variable, .hljs-template-variable, .hljs-type, .hljs-selector-class, .hljs-selector-attr, .hljs-selector-pseudo, .hljs-number {
-  color: #d19a66;
+  color: #956a2f;
 }
+
+.rst-content a tt, .rst-content a tt, .rst-content a code {
+  color: #4c76aa;
+}
+
+
+.hljs-number, .hljs-literal, .hljs-variable, .hljs-template-variable, .hljs-tag .hljs-attr {
+  color: #007A7A;
+}
+
 .hljs-symbol, .hljs-bullet, .hljs-link, .hljs-meta, .hljs-selector-id, .hljs-title {
-  color: #61aeee;
+  color: #5a70a9;
 }
 .hljs-emphasis {
   font-style: italic;
@@ -77,3 +87,12 @@ Original One Dark Syntax theme from https://github.com/atom/one-dark-syntax
 .hljs-link {
   text-decoration: underline;
 }
+
+.rst-content .note .admonition-title {
+  background: #3b77c4;
+}
+
+.rst-content .tip .admonition-title {
+  background: #2a8068;
+}
+
diff --git a/docs/assets/theme.css b/docs/assets/theme.css
index 687b3347..6b73c79e 100644
--- a/docs/assets/theme.css
+++ b/docs/assets/theme.css
@@ -202,3 +202,19 @@ ol > li:before {
   font-weight: 600;
 }
 
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+/* Accessibility-related color changes                          */
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+a {
+    color: #684688;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+a:hover {
+    color: #A3629F;
+}
+
+.rst-content code {
+  color: #D83D2D;
+}
diff --git a/docs/installation.md b/docs/installation.md
index 278522ec..68f4598b 100644
--- a/docs/installation.md
+++ b/docs/installation.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ should be created and whether you wish to encrypt it.
 
 To make a new entry, just type
 
-``` sh
+``` text
 jrnl yesterday: Called in sick. Used the time to clean the house and spent 4h on writing my book.
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/theme/index.css b/docs/theme/index.css
index a46b95f2..3c34411d 100644
--- a/docs/theme/index.css
+++ b/docs/theme/index.css
@@ -168,21 +168,12 @@ nav a#twitter-nav {
     display: none;
 }
 
-a {
-    color: #684688;
-    text-decoration: underline;
-}
-
 nav a {
     font-size: 14pt;
     line-height: 40pt;
     margin: 0 40px;
 }
 
-a:hover {
-    color: #A3629F;
-}
-
 nav a.cta {
     display: inline-block;
     color: white;
@@ -250,7 +241,7 @@ main {
 
 .flex section p {
     padding-left: 40px;
-    color: #888;
+    color: #6E6E6E;
     font-size: 12pt;
     margin: 0;
 }
diff --git a/docs/usage.md b/docs/usage.md
index df683b0d..f6199751 100644
--- a/docs/usage.md
+++ b/docs/usage.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Composing mode is entered by either starting `jrnl` without any arguments --
 which will launch an external editor -- or by just writing an entry on the
 command line:
 
-```sh
+```text
 jrnl today at 3am: I just met Steve Buscemi in a bar! What a nice guy.
 ```