diff --git a/assets/css/_colors/dark-syntax.scss b/assets/css/_colors/dark-syntax.scss
index 1fa6d06..dfc8c1f 100644
--- a/assets/css/_colors/dark-syntax.scss
+++ b/assets/css/_colors/dark-syntax.scss
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
 
   .highlight .gh { } /* Generic Heading & Diff Header */
   .highlight .gu { color: #75715e; } /* Generic.Subheading & Diff Unified/Comment? */
-  .highlight .gd { color: #f92672; } /* Generic.Deleted & Diff Deleted */
-  .highlight .gi { color: #a6e22e; } /* Generic.Inserted & Diff Inserted */
+  .highlight .gd { color: #f92672; background-color: #561c08 } /* Generic.Deleted & Diff Deleted */
+  .highlight .gi { color: #a6e22e; background-color: #0b5858 } /* Generic.Inserted & Diff Inserted */
 
 
   /*-----  My styles ------*/
diff --git a/assets/css/_colors/light-syntax.scss b/assets/css/_colors/light-syntax.scss
index 9458da2..2c65e70 100644
--- a/assets/css/_colors/light-syntax.scss
+++ b/assets/css/_colors/light-syntax.scss
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
   .highlight .cp { color: #999999; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic } /* Comment.Preproc */
   .highlight .c1 { color: #999988; font-style: italic } /* Comment.Single */
   .highlight .cs { color: #999999; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic } /* Comment.Special */
-  .highlight .gd { color: #000000; background-color: #ffdddd } /* Generic.Deleted */
+  .highlight .gd { color: #d01040; background-color: #ffdddd } /* Generic.Deleted */
   .highlight .ge { color: #000000; font-style: italic } /* Generic.Emph */
   .highlight .gr { color: #aa0000 } /* Generic.Error */
   .highlight .gh { color: #999999 } /* Generic.Heading */
-  .highlight .gi { color: #000000; background-color: #ddffdd } /* Generic.Inserted */
+  .highlight .gi { color: #008080; background-color: #ddffdd } /* Generic.Inserted */
   .highlight .go { color: #888888 } /* Generic.Output */
   .highlight .gp { color: #555555 } /* Generic.Prompt */
   .highlight .gs { font-weight: bold } /* Generic.Strong */