diff --git a/public/theme/boost/scss/editor.scss b/public/theme/boost/scss/editor.scss
index 2ffd9074192..0a2b41b3700 100644
--- a/public/theme/boost/scss/editor.scss
+++ b/public/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";