diff --git a/style.md b/style.md
index a33e239..3edd3e3 100644
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@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ various -isms for these projects
 ## visual design
 
 font: roboto thin
-foreground color (e.g., font): #DEDEDE
-background color: #232627
+foreground color (e.g., font): `#DEDEDE`
+background color: `#232627`
 
 ### iconography