diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index eb89c28..71777e9 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ description: A modern, highly customizable, responsive Jekyll template for cours
 # TODO(template): this should be built from the staff list...
 author: Various Bears
 # You should use either light or dark as the theme.
-color_scheme: light
+color_scheme: dark
 
 # TODO(setup): Set this to the semester, e.g. /sp24, (faXX / spXX / suXX / wiXX )
 baseurl: '/berkeley-class-site' # the subpath of your site, which should just be the semester.
diff --git a/_sass/color_schemes/dark.scss b/_sass/color_schemes/dark.scss
index f5b6df6..5e64c48 100644
--- a/_sass/color_schemes/dark.scss
+++ b/_sass/color_schemes/dark.scss
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ $color-scheme: dark;
 $body-background-color: $grey-dk-300;
 $body-heading-color: $grey-lt-000;
 $body-text-color: $grey-lt-300;
-$link-color: $blue-000;
+// $link-color: $blue-000;
 $nav-child-link-color: $grey-dk-000;
 $sidebar-color: $grey-dk-300;
 $base-button-color: $grey-dk-250;
-$btn-primary-color: $blue-200;
+// $btn-primary-color: $blue-200;
 $code-background-color: #31343f; // OneDarkJekyll default for syntax-one-dark-vivid
 $code-linenumber-color: #dee2f7; // OneDarkJekyll .nf for syntax-one-dark-vivid
 $feedback-color: darken($sidebar-color, 3%);
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ $border-color: $grey-dk-200;
 @import '../snytax_highliters/a11y-dark';
 
 // Override dark-mode variables here
+$berkeley-blue: #002676; // rgb(0, 38, 118);
 $grey-dk-400: #0C0A0E !default;
 $body-background-color: $grey-dk-400;
 $sidebar-color: $grey-dk-400;
@@ -37,13 +38,21 @@ $hover-focus-link-color: darken($link-color, 10%);
 
 // TODO(template): We need to figure out a much better solution!
 // This swaps the "dk" and "lt" variants from the original JTD files.
-$grey-lt-000: #959396 !default;
-$grey-lt-100: #5c5962 !default;
-$grey-lt-200: #44434d !default;
-$grey-lt-250: #302d36 !default;
-$grey-lt-300: #27262b !default;
-
-$grey-dk-000: #f5f6fa !default;
-$grey-dk-100: #eeebee !default;
-$grey-dk-200: #ecebed !default;
-$grey-dk-300: #e6e1e8 !default;
+$grey-lt-000: #959396;
+$grey-lt-100: #5c5962;
+$grey-lt-200: #44434d;
+$grey-lt-250: #302d36;
+$grey-lt-300: #27262b;
+
+$grey-dk-000: #f5f6fa;
+$grey-dk-100: #eeebee;
+$grey-dk-200: #ecebed;
+$grey-dk-300: #e6e1e8;
+
+$btn-primary-color: $berkeley-blue;
+$base-button-color: $grey-dk-200;
+
+// This is not great, but JTD forces $link-color
+.btn:not(.btn-outline) {
+  color: $btn-primary-color !important;
+}
diff --git a/_sass/just-the-class/staffer.scss b/_sass/just-the-class/staffer.scss
index 0e8f959..158c711 100644
--- a/_sass/just-the-class/staffer.scss
+++ b/_sass/just-the-class/staffer.scss
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@
   }
 
   .staffer-meta {
-    @extend .text-grey-dk-300;
+    color: $grey-dk-300;
   }
 }