diff --git a/assets/css/1-tools/_vars.sass b/assets/css/1-tools/_vars.sass
index 027f688a..1fb1f8b8 100644
--- a/assets/css/1-tools/_vars.sass
+++ b/assets/css/1-tools/_vars.sass
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ $gray:   #aaa
 $black:  #111
 
 
+$lavender: lavender
 //
 // Add whatever variables you would like made available to the whole app
 //
diff --git a/assets/css/4-pages/_example-page-home.sass b/assets/css/4-pages/_example-page-home.sass
index 2be6ebc4..bcdbdf4a 100644
--- a/assets/css/4-pages/_example-page-home.sass
+++ b/assets/css/4-pages/_example-page-home.sass
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 body
   margin: 10px
-  background-color: $silver
+  background-color: $lavender
   overflow-x: hidden
 
 .page-home
diff --git a/assets/css/main.css b/assets/css/main.css
index 799eba26..e2d184be 100644
--- a/assets/css/main.css
+++ b/assets/css/main.css
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ input[type="button"] {
 
 body {
   margin: 10px;
-  background-color: #ddd;
+  background-color: lavender;
   overflow-x: hidden; }
 
 .page-home {