diff --git a/src/assets/styles/abstracts/_variables.scss b/src/assets/styles/abstracts/_variables.scss
index c4191f85..d3e64af3 100644
--- a/src/assets/styles/abstracts/_variables.scss
+++ b/src/assets/styles/abstracts/_variables.scss
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $footerColour: var(--fl-fgColor, #fff);
 $footerBGColour: var(--fl-bgColor, #153647);
 $footerLinkColour: var(--fl-linkColor, var(--fl-fgColor, #cfca6f));
 $rootContentColour: var(--fl-bgColor, #000);
-$rootContentBackgroundColour: var(--fl-bgColor, #e7f0f3);
+$rootContentBackgroundColour: var(--fl-bgColor, #f3f7f9);
 $topicContentBackgroundColour: var(--fl-bgColor, #f9faf6);
 $menuTitleColour: $darkRed;
 $menuExpandedColour: var(--fl-fgColor, #000);
diff --git a/src/assets/styles/base/_base.scss b/src/assets/styles/base/_base.scss
index 7ee85213..e9f299b5 100644
--- a/src/assets/styles/base/_base.scss
+++ b/src/assets/styles/base/_base.scss
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
     }
 
     code {
+        display: inline;
+    }
+
+    pre code {
         display: block;
         overflow: auto;
     }
@@ -53,6 +57,7 @@
         margin-inline: 0;
     }
 
+    ol,
     p,
     ul {
         font-size: 1.25rem;