diff --git a/src/scss/base.scss b/src/scss/base.scss
index 2a88b23..2fb926f 100644
--- a/src/scss/base.scss
+++ b/src/scss/base.scss
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 /* semantic color variables for this project */
 :root {
   --color-background: var(--theme-c-antique-white);
-  --color-background-body: var(--theme-c-walnut-brown);
+  --color-background-body: var(--theme-c-desert-sand);
 
   --color-border: var(--theme-c-crystal-blue);
 
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@
   :root {
     --page-background-image: url(@/assets/layered-waves-dark.svg);
     --color-background: var(--theme-c-dark-grey-blue);
-
-    --color-border: var(--theme-c-desert-sand);
+    --color-background-body: var(--theme-c-deep-oak);
 
     --color-heading: var(--theme-c-text-dark);
     --color-text: var(--theme-c-text-dark);