diff --git a/data/static/css/theme-otomotone.css b/data/static/css/theme-otomotone.css
index fab1be6..a2f43e2 100644
--- a/data/static/css/theme-otomotone.css
+++ b/data/static/css/theme-otomotone.css
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ blockquote {
   margin: 10px;
   border-radius: 4px;
   border-left: 10px solid #ae6bae;
-  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1490196078);
+  background-color: rgba(251, 175, 207, 0.0392156863);
 }
 
 .user-info {
diff --git a/sass/otomotone.scss b/sass/otomotone.scss
index 3315f6d..4d06e49 100644
--- a/sass/otomotone.scss
+++ b/sass/otomotone.scss
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ $crit: #d53232;
   $site_title_color: white,
   $topnav_color: #303030,
 
+  $quote_background_color: #fbafcf0a,
+
   $link_color: #e87fe1,
   $link_color_visited: #ed4fb1,