diff --git a/_extensions/lter_scss-theme/theme_lter-edu-dark.scss b/_extensions/lter_scss-theme/theme_lter-edu-dark.scss
index 19bf5c8..46d1c17 100644
--- a/_extensions/lter_scss-theme/theme_lter-edu-dark.scss
+++ b/_extensions/lter_scss-theme/theme_lter-edu-dark.scss
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ $font-size: 25px;
 @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Lato:wght@300&family=Open+Sans:wght@300&display=swap');
 
 // Base document colors
-$navbar-bg: $lter-blue-2; // navbar
+$navbar-bg: $lter-green-3; // navbar
 $navbar-fg: $cream; // navbar foreground elements
 $sidebar-bg: $lter-green-3; // sidebar
 $sidebar-fg: $cream; // sidebar foreground elements
-$navbar-hl: $lter-green-3; // highlight color when on a page
+$navbar-hl: $lter-green-1; // highlight color when on a page
 $body-bg: $black; // page background
 $body-color: $cream; // page text
 $footer-bg: $lter-blue-2; // footer
diff --git a/_extensions/lter_scss-theme/theme_lter-edu-light.scss b/_extensions/lter_scss-theme/theme_lter-edu-light.scss
index f28b9cd..3baef03 100644
--- a/_extensions/lter_scss-theme/theme_lter-edu-light.scss
+++ b/_extensions/lter_scss-theme/theme_lter-edu-light.scss
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ $sidebar-fg: $cream; // sidebar foreground elements
 $navbar-hl: $lter-green-3; // highlight color when on a page
 $body-bg: $cream; // page background
 $body-color: $black; // page text
-$footer-bg: $lter-green-1; // footer
-$footer-fg: $cream; // footer text
+$footer-bg: $lter-blue-1; // footer
+$footer-fg: $gray-4; // footer text
 $link-color: $lter-blue-2; // hyperlinks
 
 // Code text