diff --git a/assets/css/ie.css b/assets/css/ie.css
index c2876f9a..a153a2fe 100644
--- a/assets/css/ie.css
+++ b/assets/css/ie.css
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ select:focus {
 }
 /* Page level layout styles */
 html {
-  background: #ebebeb url(../img/background-light.jpg);
+  background-color: #ffffff;
   font-family: 'PT Serif', serif;
   font-color: #333332;
   font-size: 90%;
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ html {
   width: 0;
   height: 0;
   border: 20px solid transparent;
-  border-bottom-color: #ebebeb;
+  border-bottom-color: #ffffff;
 }
 .image-wrap img {
   width: 100%;
@@ -1717,7 +1717,7 @@ html {
   margin-top: 1em;
   padding-top: 2em;
   padding-bottom: 3em;
-  background: #000000 url(../img/background-dark.png);
+  background-color: #000000;
 }
 .footer-wrap:before,
 .footer-wrap:after {
diff --git a/assets/css/main.css b/assets/css/main.css
index 2de16435..d36f01aa 100644
--- a/assets/css/main.css
+++ b/assets/css/main.css
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@ select:focus {
 }
 /* Page level layout styles ================================ */
 html {
-  background: #ebebeb url(../img/background-light.jpg);
+  background-color: #ffffff;
   font-family: 'PT Serif', serif;
   font-color: #333332;
   font-size: 90%;
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ html {
   width: 0;
   height: 0;
   border: 20px solid transparent;
-  border-bottom-color: #ebebeb;
+  border-bottom-color: #ffffff;
 }
 .image-wrap img {
   width: 100%;
@@ -2074,7 +2074,7 @@ html {
   margin-top: 1em;
   padding-top: 2em;
   padding-bottom: 3em;
-  background: #000000 url(../img/background-dark.png);
+  background-color: #000000;
 }
 .footer-wrap:before,
 .footer-wrap:after {
diff --git a/assets/img/background-dark.png b/assets/img/background-dark.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 2fd96e8f..00000000
Binary files a/assets/img/background-dark.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/assets/img/background-light.jpg b/assets/img/background-light.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d09b17d..00000000
Binary files a/assets/img/background-light.jpg and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/assets/less/page.less b/assets/less/page.less
index 59c49e7f..fdcae8af 100644
--- a/assets/less/page.less
+++ b/assets/less/page.less
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 html {
-	background: @bodycolor url(../img/background-light.jpg);
+	background-color: @bodycolor;
 	font-family: @basefont;
 	font-color: @textcolor;
 	font-size: 90%;
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ html {
 	margin-top: 1em;
 	padding-top: 2em;
 	padding-bottom: 3em;
-	background: @black url(../img/background-dark.png);
+	background-color: @black;
 	a,
 	a:active,
 	a:visited,
diff --git a/assets/less/variables.less b/assets/less/variables.less
index b22c39a2..f81a7d5d 100644
--- a/assets/less/variables.less
+++ b/assets/less/variables.less
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 @codefont: Monaco, Courier New, monospace;
 
 // COLOR ====================================================
-@bodycolor      : #ebebeb;
+@bodycolor      : #fff;
 @textcolor      : #333332;
 @basecolor 		: #343434;	  
 @compcolor 		: spin(@basecolor, 180);