diff --git a/tiddlywiki5/styles.css b/tiddlywiki5/styles.css
index b29868498..dd6bf60e9 100644
--- a/tiddlywiki5/styles.css
+++ b/tiddlywiki5/styles.css
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ code, pre {
     border-radius: 3px;
 }
 code {
-	background-color: #fee9cc;
+	background-color: #ffe96C;
 	color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);
 	padding: 1px 3px;
 }