diff --git a/src/stylesheets/components/_highlight.scss b/src/stylesheets/components/_highlight.scss
index 93e48f4837..b7cdbf89d1 100644
--- a/src/stylesheets/components/_highlight.scss
+++ b/src/stylesheets/components/_highlight.scss
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
 .hljs-variable,
 .hljs-template-variable,
 .hljs-tag .hljs-attr {
-  color: #00703c;
+  color: #055f03;
 }
 
 .hljs-string,
 .hljs-doctag {
-  color: #d13118;
+  color: #9b2412;
 }
 
 .hljs-title,
diff --git a/src/stylesheets/main.scss b/src/stylesheets/main.scss
index 9099717b9c..99b346b729 100644
--- a/src/stylesheets/main.scss
+++ b/src/stylesheets/main.scss
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ $govuk-new-typography-scale: true;
 
 // App-specific variables
 $app-light-grey: #f8f8f8;
-$app-code-color: #d13118;
+$app-code-color: #9b2412;
 
 // App-specific components
 @import "components/back-to-top";