diff --git a/theme/boost/scss/editor.scss b/theme/boost/scss/editor.scss
index f8eb1c5876f..baa4500e77f 100644
--- a/theme/boost/scss/editor.scss
+++ b/theme/boost/scss/editor.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+/* Override the code-color to increase the contrast. */
+$code-color: #db1a74 !default;
+
 /* Give editor access to all of bootstrap. */
 @import "bootstrap/bootstrap";