diff --git a/_sass/minima/_skin.scss b/_sass/minima/_skin.scss
index 18a5260..25bac80 100644
--- a/_sass/minima/_skin.scss
+++ b/_sass/minima/_skin.scss
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $color-scheme-dark: false !default;
 // Light mode
 // ----------
 
-$lm-brand-color: #828282 !default;
+$lm-brand-color: #585858 !default;
 $lm-brand-color-light: lighten($lm-brand-color, 40%) !default;
 $lm-brand-color-dark: darken($lm-brand-color, 25%) !default;
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ $lm-text-color: #111111 !default;
 $lm-background-color: #fdfdfd !default;
 $lm-code-background-color: #eeeeff !default;
 
-$lm-link-base-color: #2a7ae2 !default;
+$lm-link-base-color: #185ea9 !default;
 $lm-link-visited-color: darken($lm-link-base-color, 15%) !default;
 $lm-link-hover-color: $lm-text-color !default;