diff --git a/_sass/jekyll-theme-hacker.scss b/_sass/jekyll-theme-hacker.scss
index 6719bd8..475b91a 100644
--- a/_sass/jekyll-theme-hacker.scss
+++ b/_sass/jekyll-theme-hacker.scss
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ $container-max-width: 1000px;
 body {
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
-  background-image: url("../images/grid_tra.png");
-  /*background: $body-background url("../images/bkg.png") 0 0; */
-  background-color: $cod-grey; 
+  background: $body-background url("../images/grid_tra.png") 0 0;
+  color: $body-foreground;
   font-size: 16px;
   line-height: 1.5;
   font-family: Monaco, "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono", "Lucida Console", Terminal, monospace;