diff --git a/layouts/partials/custom_head.html b/layouts/partials/custom_head.html
index 4c7570f..a42177d 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/custom_head.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/custom_head.html
@@ -7,22 +7,25 @@
 
 <style>
 :root {
-    /* see variables.scss for more variables*/
+    --ve-light-violett: #aa69b5;
+	--ve-heavy-violett: #5d2169;
+	--ve-vanilla: #faefdd;
+	/* see variables.scss for more variables*/
 
     /*
     --section-light-text-color: #3a4145!important;
     --section-light-bg-color: #ffdb8c!important;
     --section-dark-bg-color: #035e00!important;
     */
-    --section-light-bg-color: #faefdd!important;
+    --section-light-bg-color: var(ve-vanilla);
     
     --cover-text-color: #000;
-    --highlight: #aa69b5;
-    --section-dark-bg-color: #aa69b5;
+    --highlight: var(--ve-light-violett);
+    --section-dark-bg-color: var(--ve-light-violett);
     --section-dark-text-color: #fdf7ee!important;
     --sticky-menu-text-color: var(--highlight);
     
-    --footer-color-background:#5b2c6d;
+    --footer-color-background:var(--ve-heavy-violett);
 }
 @font-face {
   font-family: "gidole";
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@
 }
 #site-head .blog-description, #site-head.withCenteredImage .blog-description {
     font-family: "angelina", sans-serif;
-    color: #5d2169;
+    color: var(--ve-heavy-violett);
     font-size: 3rem;
     transform: rotate(-6deg);
 	position: relative;
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ background-attachment: fixed;
 }
 
 body {
-background-color: #faefdd;
+background-color: var(--ve-vanilla);
 background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='380' height='380' viewBox='0 0 800 800'%3E%3Cg fill='none' stroke='%23E4CBA1' stroke-width='1'%3E%3Cpath d='M769 229L1037 260.9M927 880L731 737 520 660 309 538 40 599 295 764 126.5 879.5 40 599-197 493 102 382-31 229 126.5 79.5-69-63'/%3E%3Cpath d='M-31 229L237 261 390 382 603 493 308.5 537.5 101.5 381.5M370 905L295 764'/%3E%3Cpath d='M520 660L578 842 731 737 840 599 603 493 520 660 295 764 309 538 390 382 539 269 769 229 577.5 41.5 370 105 295 -36 126.5 79.5 237 261 102 382 40 599 -69 737 127 880'/%3E%3Cpath d='M520-140L578.5 42.5 731-63M603 493L539 269 237 261 370 105M902 382L539 269M390 382L102 382'/%3E%3Cpath d='M-222 42L126.5 79.5 370 105 539 269 577.5 41.5 927 80 769 229 902 382 603 493 731 737M295-36L577.5 41.5M578 842L295 764M40-201L127 80M102 382L-261 269'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3Cg fill='%2398886B'%3E%3Ccircle cx='769' cy='229' r='5'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='539' cy='269' r='5'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='603' cy='493' r='5'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='731' cy='737' r='5'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='520' cy='660' r='5'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='309' cy='538' r='5'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='295' cy='764' r='5'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='40' cy='599' r='5'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='102' cy='382' r='5'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='127' cy='80' r='5'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='370' cy='105' r='5'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='578' cy='42' r='5'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='237' cy='261' r='5'/%3E%3Ccircle cx='390' cy='382' r='5'/%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E");
 /* background by SVGBackgrounds.com */
 }
@@ -125,6 +128,8 @@ h5 {
 
 }
 
+a:hover {color: var(--ve-heavy-violett);}
+
 </style>