diff --git a/lib/assets/stylesheets/palette/_syntax-highlighting.scss b/lib/assets/stylesheets/palette/_syntax-highlighting.scss
index 3a5facbd..214ad19e 100644
--- a/lib/assets/stylesheets/palette/_syntax-highlighting.scss
+++ b/lib/assets/stylesheets/palette/_syntax-highlighting.scss
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ $code-05:  $govuk-text-colour; /* Default Foreground, Caret, Delimiters, Operato
 $code-06: #ffffff; /* Light Foreground (Unused) */
 $code-07: #ffffff; /* Light Background (Unused) */
 
-$code-08: #B26749; /* Variables, XML Tags, Markup Link Text, Markup Lists */
+$code-08: #d4351c; /* Variables, XML Tags, Markup Link Text, Markup Lists */
 $code-09: #0E7754; /* Integers, Boolean, Constants, XML Attributes, Markup Link Url */
 $code-0A: #4C4077; /* Classes, Markup Bold, Search Text Background */
 $code-0B: $govuk-brand-colour; /* Strings, Inherited Class, Markup Code */