diff --git a/client/src/components/layouts/global.css b/client/src/components/layouts/global.css
index 071093d0c57..4024a3a02e6 100644
--- a/client/src/components/layouts/global.css
+++ b/client/src/components/layouts/global.css
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ input:focus {
 }
 code {
   padding: 1px 4px;
-  background-color: var(--quaternary-background);
+  background-color: var(--tertiary-background);
   color: var(--tertiary-color);
   border-radius: 0;
   font-family: var(--font-family-monospace);
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ code {
 }
 
 :not(pre) > code {
-  border: 1px solid var(--secondary-color);
+  border: 1px solid var(--gray-45);
 }
 
 .challenge-instructions code {