diff --git a/assets/scss/custom.scss b/assets/scss/custom.scss
index 8a5c0e58..ebd31293 100644
--- a/assets/scss/custom.scss
+++ b/assets/scss/custom.scss
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ footer {
   }
 
   p code, table code {
-    background-color: $white;
+    background-color: inherit;
   }
 
   table {