diff --git a/vim/.config/vim/colors/theunixzoo.vim b/vim/.config/vim/colors/theunixzoo.vim
index bd08f21..b469a60 100644
--- a/vim/.config/vim/colors/theunixzoo.vim
+++ b/vim/.config/vim/colors/theunixzoo.vim
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ hi Delimiter	  ctermfg=None ctermbg=None cterm=bold
 
 " Markdown 
 " Inline code: `code`
-hi markdownCode ctermfg=10 cterm=None
+hi markdownCode ctermfg=8 cterm=italic
 " Multiline fenced code blocks: ```code```
-hi markdownCodeBlock ctermfg=10 cterm=None
+hi markdownCodeBlock ctermfg=8 cterm=italic
 " **text** should be bold
 hi markdownBold gui=bold cterm=bold
 " *text* should be italic