diff --git a/stellar-dark.css b/stellar-dark.css
index a47231f..c7ae678 100644
--- a/stellar-dark.css
+++ b/stellar-dark.css
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ Inspired by https://github.com/Engr-AllanG/trilium-theme-Neon_Dark
     --earth-sun: #333225;
     --light-turquoise: #6df9f7;
     --sea-foam: #6df9b1;
-    --italic-lilac: #fbb3fc;
-    --border-lilac: #993e9b;
+    --italic-orange: /*#fbb3fc*/ #f4ba92;
+    --border-orange: /*#993e9b*/ #cc6c2c;
     --sea-green: #04c963;
     --shallow-sea-blue: #54bcba;
-    --header-font-family: Times New Roman;
+    --header-font-family: Lucida Console, Monaco, sans-serif;
+    --code-select-gray: #333;
 }
 
 
@@ -198,10 +199,10 @@ table th {
 
 /***italics and quotes***/
 body i {
-    color:  var(--italic-lilac);
+    color:  var(--italic-orange);
 }
 body blockquote{
-    color: var(--italic-lilac);
+    color: var(--italic-orange);
 }
 .ck-content blockquote {
     overflow: hidden;
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ body blockquote{
     margin-left: 5em;
     margin-right: 0;
     font-style: italic;
-    border-left: 5px solid var(--border-lilac);
+    border-left: 5px solid var(--border-orange);
 }
 
 
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ I've commented out the lines that don't seem to have an affect on anything, alon
 
 body {
     /***overrides generic colors***/
-    --ck-color-base-text: var(--border-lilac); /*toggled color (editor sub-menu)*/
+    --ck-color-base-text: var(--border-orange); /*toggled color (editor sub-menu)*/
     --ck-color-base-foreground: var(--midish-gray); /*tiny attached triangle and selection hover*/
     --ck-color-focus-border: var(--bright-sun); /*table and color (editor menu) focus*/
     --ck-color-text: var(--shallow-sea-blue); /*text color*/
@@ -537,10 +538,10 @@ NOTE: comments for this section are for how they appear in CSS code notes unless
 
 /***highlighted and selected text in code notes***/
 .CodeMirror-selected {
-   background-color: var(--supa-dark);
+   background-color: var(--code-select-gray);
 }
 .CodeMirror-focused .CodeMirror-selected {
-    background-color: var(--supa-dark);
+    background-color: var(--code-select-gray);
 }
 .cm-s-default .cm-matchhighlight{
     background-color: #030016;