diff --git a/exampleSite/config.toml b/exampleSite/config.toml
index a505296ee6..df229f69cc 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config.toml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ relativeURLs = true
 
 [markup]
   [markup.highlight]
-    style = "monokai"
-    guessSyntax = true
+    style = "base16-snazzy" # choose a color theme or create your own
+    guessSyntax = true      # avoid unstyled code if no language was given
 
 [markup.goldmark.renderer]
   unsafe= true
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/cont/syntaxhighlight.en.md b/exampleSite/content/cont/syntaxhighlight.en.md
index 60c0d1d814..02fa463dff 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/cont/syntaxhighlight.en.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/cont/syntaxhighlight.en.md
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ You can choose a color theme from the [list of supported themes](https://xyproto
 ````toml
 [markup]
   [markup.highlight]
-    style = "monokai"   # choose a color theme or create your own
-    guessSyntax = true  # avoid unstyled code if no language was given
+    style = "base16-snazzy" # choose a color theme or create your own
+    guessSyntax = true      # avoid unstyled code if no language was given
 ````