diff --git a/static/css/main.css b/static/css/main.css
index 590d773..71cdf5f 100644
--- a/static/css/main.css
+++ b/static/css/main.css
@@ -3,6 +3,31 @@
 @import url(pygment.css);
 @import url(pelican.css);
 
+/* setting up colours */
+
+/* Colors */
+:root {
+  --body-colour: #000000;
+  --body-background: #fff;
+  --style-colour: #f56a6a;
+  --header-colour: #3d4449;
+  --placeholder-colour: #9fa3a6;
+  --input-colour: #7f888f;
+
+  --white: #fff;
+  --light-blue: #cee4ff;
+  --light-pink: #ef9eff;
+  --base-pink: #e45dff;
+  --base-green: #93e836;
+  --base-yellow: #fffc7a;
+  --midlight-blue: #93d9eb;
+  --base-blue: #33c6ee;
+  --base-dark: #041417;
+}
+
+
+
+
 /*
 	Editorial by HTML5 UP
 	html5up.net | @ajlkn
@@ -82,7 +107,7 @@ html {
   box-sizing: inherit; }
 
 body {
-  background: #ffffff; }
+  background: var(--body-background); }
   body.is-preload *, body.is-preload *:before, body.is-preload *:after, body.is-resizing *, body.is-resizing *:before, body.is-resizing *:after {
     -moz-animation: none !important;
     -webkit-animation: none !important;
@@ -95,7 +120,7 @@ body {
 
 /* Type */
 body, input, select, textarea {
-  color: #000000;
+  color: var(--body-colour);
   font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, sans-serif;
   font-size: 13pt;
   font-weight: 500;
@@ -116,16 +141,16 @@ a {
   -ms-transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out, border-bottom-color 0.2s ease-in-out;
   transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out, border-bottom-color 0.2s ease-in-out;
   border-bottom: dotted 1px;
-  color: #f56a6a;
+  color: var(--style-colour);
   text-decoration: none; }
   a:hover {
-    border-bottom-color: #f56a6a;
-    color: #f56a6a !important; }
+    border-bottom-color: var(--style-colour);
+    color: var(--style-colour) !important; }
     a:hover strong {
       color: inherit; }
 
 strong, b {
-  color: #3d4449;
+  color: var(--header-colour);
   font-weight: 600; }
 
 em, i {
@@ -135,7 +160,7 @@ p {
   margin: 1em 0 1em 0; }
 
 h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
-  color: #3d4449;
+  color: var(--header-colour);
   font-family: "Roboto Slab", serif;
   font-weight: 700;
   line-height: 1.5;
@@ -1002,7 +1027,7 @@ header p {
   text-transform: uppercase; }
 
 header.major > :last-child {
-  border-bottom: solid 3px #f56a6a;
+  border-bottom: solid 3px var(--style-colour);
   display: inline-block;
   margin: 0 0 2em 0;
   padding: 0 0.75em 0.5em 0; }
@@ -1015,7 +1040,7 @@ form {
   margin: 0 0 2em 0; }
 
 label {
-  color: #3d4449;
+  color: var(--header-colour);
   display: block;
   font-size: 0.9em;
   font-weight: 600;
@@ -1033,7 +1058,7 @@ textarea {
   -webkit-appearance: none;
   -ms-appearance: none;
   appearance: none;
-  background: #ffffff;
+  background: var(--white);
   border-radius: 0.375em;
   border: none;
   border: solid 1px rgba(210, 215, 217, 0.75);
@@ -1060,8 +1085,8 @@ textarea {
   input[type="url"]:focus,
   select:focus,
   textarea:focus {
-    border-color: #f56a6a;
-    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #f56a6a; }
+    border-color: var(--style-colour);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--style-colour); }
 
 select {
   background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='40' height='40' preserveAspectRatio='none' viewBox='0 0 40 40'%3E%3Cpath d='M9.4,12.3l10.4,10.4l10.4-10.4c0.2-0.2,0.5-0.4,0.9-0.4c0.3,0,0.6,0.1,0.9,0.4l3.3,3.3c0.2,0.2,0.4,0.5,0.4,0.9 c0,0.4-0.1,0.6-0.4,0.9L20.7,31.9c-0.2,0.2-0.5,0.4-0.9,0.4c-0.3,0-0.6-0.1-0.9-0.4L4.3,17.3c-0.2-0.2-0.4-0.5-0.4-0.9 c0-0.4,0.1-0.6,0.4-0.9l3.3-3.3c0.2-0.2,0.5-0.4,0.9-0.4S9.1,12.1,9.4,12.3z' fill='rgba(210, 215, 217, 0.75)' /%3E%3C/svg%3E");
@@ -1072,8 +1097,8 @@ select {
   padding-right: 2.75em;
   text-overflow: ellipsis; }
   select option {
-    color: #3d4449;
-    background: #ffffff; }
+    color: var(--header-colour);
+    background: var(--white); }
   select:focus::-ms-value {
     background-color: transparent; }
   select::-ms-expand {
@@ -1106,7 +1131,7 @@ input[type="radio"] {
   input[type="checkbox"] + label,
   input[type="radio"] + label {
     text-decoration: none;
-    color: #7f888f;
+    color: var(--input-colour);
     cursor: pointer;
     display: inline-block;
     font-size: 1em;
@@ -1128,7 +1153,7 @@ input[type="radio"] {
       font-weight: 900; }
     input[type="checkbox"] + label:before,
     input[type="radio"] + label:before {
-      background: #ffffff;
+      background: var(--white);
       border-radius: 0.375em;
       border: solid 1px rgba(210, 215, 217, 0.75);
       content: '';
@@ -1143,14 +1168,14 @@ input[type="radio"] {
       width: 2.0625em; }
   input[type="checkbox"]:checked + label:before,
   input[type="radio"]:checked + label:before {
-    background: #3d4449;
-    border-color: #3d4449;
-    color: #ffffff;
+    background: var(--header-colour);
+    border-color: var(--header-colour);
+    color: var(--white);
     content: '\f00c'; }
   input[type="checkbox"]:focus + label:before,
   input[type="radio"]:focus + label:before {
-    border-color: #f56a6a;
-    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px #f56a6a; }
+    border-color: var(--style-colour);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--style-colour); }
 
 input[type="checkbox"] + label:before {
   border-radius: 0.375em; }
@@ -1159,19 +1184,19 @@ input[type="radio"] + label:before {
   border-radius: 100%; }
 
 ::-webkit-input-placeholder {
-  color: #9fa3a6 !important;
+  color: var(--placeholder-colour) !important;
   opacity: 1.0; }
 
 :-moz-placeholder {
-  color: #9fa3a6 !important;
+  color: var(--placeholder-colour) !important;
   opacity: 1.0; }
 
 ::-moz-placeholder {
-  color: #9fa3a6 !important;
+  color: var(--placeholder-colour) !important;
   opacity: 1.0; }
 
 :-ms-input-placeholder {
-  color: #9fa3a6 !important;
+  color: var(--placeholder-colour) !important;
   opacity: 1.0; }
 
 /* Box */
@@ -1382,7 +1407,7 @@ ul.contact {
       font-family: 'Font Awesome 5 Free';
       font-weight: 400; }
     ul.contact li:before {
-      color: #f56a6a;
+      color: var(--style-colour);
       display: inline-block;
       font-size: 1.5em;
       height: 1.125em;
@@ -1427,8 +1452,8 @@ ul.pagination {
       padding: 0 0.5em;
       text-align: center; }
       ul.pagination li > .page.active {
-        background-color: #f56a6a;
-        color: #ffffff !important; }
+        background-color: var(--style-colour);
+        color: var(--white) !important; }
         ul.pagination li > .page.active:hover {
           background-color: #f67878; }
         ul.pagination li > .page.active:active {
@@ -1460,7 +1485,7 @@ table {
   table td {
     padding: 0.75em 0.75em; }
   table th {
-    color: #3d4449;
+    color: var(--header-colour);
     font-size: 0.9em;
     font-weight: 600;
     padding: 0 0.75em 0.75em 0.75em;
@@ -1501,8 +1526,8 @@ button,
   background-color: transparent;
   border-radius: 0.375em;
   border: 0;
-  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px #f56a6a;
-  color: #f56a6a !important;
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px var(--style-colour);
+  color: var(--style-colour) !important;
   cursor: pointer;
   display: inline-block;
   font-family: "Roboto Slab", serif;
@@ -1559,9 +1584,9 @@ button,
   input[type="button"].primary,
   button.primary,
   .button.primary {
-    background-color: #f56a6a;
+    background-color: var(--style-colour);
     box-shadow: none;
-    color: #ffffff !important; }
+    color: var(--white) !important; }
     input[type="submit"].primary:hover,
     input[type="reset"].primary:hover,
     input[type="button"].primary:hover,
@@ -1648,7 +1673,7 @@ button,
       text-align: center;
       width: 10em; }
       .features article .icon:before {
-        color: #f56a6a;
+        color: var(--style-colour);
         font-size: 2.75rem;
         position: relative;
         top: 0.05em; }
@@ -1739,8 +1764,8 @@ button,
   -webkit-flex-wrap: wrap;
   -ms-flex-wrap: wrap;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
-  margin: 0 0 2em -6em;
-  width: calc(100% + 6em); }
+  margin: 0 0 0em -1em;
+  width: calc(100% + 4em); }
   .posts article {
     -moz-flex-grow: 0;
     -webkit-flex-grow: 0;
@@ -1750,21 +1775,21 @@ button,
     -webkit-flex-shrink: 1;
     -ms-flex-shrink: 1;
     flex-shrink: 1;
-    margin: 0 0 6em 6em;
+    margin: 0 2em 2em 2em;
     position: relative;
-    width: calc(33.33333% - 6em); }
+    width: calc(33.33333% - 4em); }
     .posts article:before {
       background: rgba(210, 215, 217, 0.75);
       content: '';
       display: block;
-      height: calc(100% + 6em);
-      left: -3em;
+      height: calc(100% + 2em);
+      left: -2em;
       position: absolute;
       top: 0;
       width: 1px; }
     .posts article:after {
       background: rgba(210, 215, 217, 0.75);
-      bottom: -3em;
+      bottom: 0em;
       content: '';
       display: block;
       height: 1px;
@@ -1906,7 +1931,7 @@ button,
     -webkit-transform: scaleX(-1);
     -ms-transform: scaleX(-1);
     transform: scaleX(-1);
-    color: #7f888f;
+    color: var(--input-colour);
     content: '\f002';
     cursor: default;
     display: block;
@@ -2061,7 +2086,7 @@ button,
       text-indent: 7.25em;
       width: 7.25em; }
       #sidebar .toggle:before {
-        color: #7f888f;
+        color: var(--input-colour);
         margin-left: -0.0625em;
         margin-top: -0.25em;
         font-size: 1.1rem;
@@ -2082,7 +2107,7 @@ button,
   display: -webkit-flex;
   display: -ms-flex;
   display: flex;
-  border-bottom: solid 5px #f56a6a;
+  border-bottom: solid 5px var(--style-colour);
   padding: 6em 0 1em 0;
   position: relative; }
   #header > * {
@@ -2194,7 +2219,7 @@ button,
 
 /* Footer */
 #footer .copyright {
-  color: #9fa3a6;
+  color: var(--placeholder-colour);
   font-size: 0.9em; }
   #footer .copyright a {
     color: inherit; }
@@ -2205,7 +2230,7 @@ button,
   -webkit-user-select: none;
   -ms-user-select: none;
   user-select: none;
-  color: #3d4449;
+  color: var(--header-colour);
   font-family: "Roboto Slab", serif;
   font-weight: 400;
   letter-spacing: 0.075em;
@@ -2221,7 +2246,7 @@ button,
     font-size: 0.9em;
     padding: 0.625em 0; }
     #menu ul a:hover, #menu ul span:hover {
-      color: #f56a6a; }
+      color: var(--style-colour); }
     #menu ul a.opener, #menu ul span.opener {
       -moz-transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;
       -webkit-transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out;
@@ -2246,12 +2271,12 @@ button,
         -webkit-transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out, -webkit-transform 0.2s ease-in-out;
         -ms-transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out, -ms-transform 0.2s ease-in-out;
         transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out, transform 0.2s ease-in-out;
-        color: #9fa3a6;
+        color: var(--placeholder-colour);
         content: '\f078';
         position: absolute;
         right: 0; }
       #menu ul a.opener:hover:before, #menu ul span.opener:hover:before {
-        color: #f56a6a; }
+        color: var(--style-colour); }
       #menu ul a.opener.active + ul, #menu ul span.opener.active + ul {
         display: block; }
       #menu ul a.opener.active:before, #menu ul span.opener.active:before {
@@ -2265,7 +2290,7 @@ button,
   margin: 0.5em 0 0 0;
   padding: 0.5em 0 0 0; }
   #menu > ul > li > ul {
-    color: #9fa3a6;
+    color: var(--placeholder-colour);
     display: none;
     margin: 0.5em 0 1.5em 0;
     padding-left: 1em; }