diff --git a/tiddlywiki5/shadows/tiddlycss/BaseColour.tid b/tiddlywiki5/shadows/tiddlycss/BaseColour.tid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5bf58b96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tiddlywiki5/shadows/tiddlycss/BaseColour.tid
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+title: BaseColour
+type: text/plain
+
+#ffe8d8
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diff --git a/tiddlywiki5/shadows/tiddlycss/StyleSheet.tid b/tiddlywiki5/shadows/tiddlycss/StyleSheet.tid
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e95a65f5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tiddlywiki5/shadows/tiddlycss/StyleSheet.tid
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+title: StyleSheet
+type: text/x-tiddlywiki-css
+
+body {
+	background-color: [[BaseColour]];
+}
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diff --git a/tiddlywiki5/tiddlywiki5.recipe b/tiddlywiki5/tiddlywiki5.recipe
index b63985d8d..eb90bfd51 100644
--- a/tiddlywiki5/tiddlywiki5.recipe
+++ b/tiddlywiki5/tiddlywiki5.recipe
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ style: shadows/css/*.css
 
 shadow: shadows/*.tid
 shadow: shadows/templates/*.tid
+shadow: shadows/tiddlycss/*.tid
 #tiddler: http://wikitext.tiddlyspace.com/fractalveg.jpg
 #	type: image/jpeg