diff --git a/css/base.css b/css/base.css
index c4c0a37..d0b7e6e 100644
--- a/css/base.css
+++ b/css/base.css
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 	blockquote { margin: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 0 15px; border-left: 2px solid #ddd; }
 	blockquote cite { display: block; font-size: 12px; color: #555; }
 	blockquote cite:before { content: "\2014 \0020"; }
-	blockquote cite a, blockquote cite a:visited, blockquote cite a:visited { color: {{ site.colors.highlight }}; }
+	blockquote cite a, blockquote cite a:visited, blockquote cite a:visited { color: #434343; }
 
 	hr { border: solid #ddd; border-width: 1px 0 0; clear: both; margin: 10px 0 30px; height: 0; }
 
diff --git a/css/screen.css b/css/screen.css
index 4b5c0d4..285a1e7 100644
--- a/css/screen.css
+++ b/css/screen.css
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ body {
   color: #222222;
   line-height: 24px;
   margin: 0;
-  border-top: 7px solid {{ site.theme.highlight_color }};
+  border-top: 7px solid #434343;
 }
 
 h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
@@ -47,17 +47,17 @@ ul {
 }
 
 a {
-  color: {{ site.theme.highlight_color }};
+  color: #434343;
   text-decoration: none;
 }
 
 a:hover {
-  color: {{ site.theme.highlight_color }};
+  color: #434343;
   text-decoration: underline;
 }
 
 a:visited {
-  color: {{ site.theme.highlight_color }};
+  color: #434343;
 }
 
 table {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ nav hr {
 }
 
 #home h2 {
-  color: {{ site.theme.highlight_color }};
+  color: #434343;
 }
 
 #logo {
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ nav hr {
 
 #stalker a:hover {
   text-decoration: none;
-  color: {{ site.theme.highlight_color }};
+  color: #434343;
 }
 
 span.icon-hn {
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ span.icon-hn {
 
 .home:hover {
   text-decoration: none;
+  color: #434343;
 }
 
 .disclaimer p {