diff --git a/assets/sass/book2.scss b/assets/sass/book2.scss
index ac41e374f8..f5ba3c4b7b 100644
--- a/assets/sass/book2.scss
+++ b/assets/sass/book2.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 .edition2 {
+  /* Book code colors (light mode defaults) */
+  --book-code-color: #333;
+  --book-code-bg: #eee;
+  --book-code-border: #f5f5f5;
   * {
     box-sizing: border-box;
   }
@@ -474,11 +478,11 @@
   }
 
   pre {
-    background: #eee;
+    background: var(--book-code-bg);
 
     code {
       display: inline;
-      background: #eee;
+      background: var(--book-code-bg);
       border: 0;
     }
   }
@@ -488,14 +492,14 @@
     overflow-x: auto;
     font-size: 0.9em;
     line-height: 120%;
-    color: #333;
+    color: var(--book-code-color);
   }
 
   code { /* inline code */
     padding: 0;
-    color: #333;
-    background: #eee;
-    border: 1px solid #f5f5f5;
+    color: var(--book-code-color);
+    background: var(--book-code-bg);
+    border: 1px solid var(--book-code-border);
   }
 
   table pre { /* code blocks within tables */
@@ -608,99 +612,4 @@
       text-indent: 0;
     }
   }
-
-  /* syntax highlighting and coloring text in general */
-
-  /* Pygments with manni theme */
-  pre code.hll { background-color: #ffffcc }
-  pre code.c { color: #0099FF; font-style: italic } /* Comment */
-  pre code.err { color: #AA0000 } /* Error */
-  pre code.k { color: #006699; font-weight: bold } /* Keyword */
-  pre code.o { color: #555555 } /* Operator */
-  pre code.cm { color: #35586C; font-style: italic } /* Comment.Multiline */
-  pre code.cp { color: #009999 } /* Comment.Preproc */
-  pre code.c1 { color: #35586C; font-style: italic } /* Comment.Single */
-  pre code.cs { color: #35586C; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic } /* Comment.Special */
-  pre code.gd { background-color: #FFCCCC } /* Generic.Deleted */
-  pre code.ge { font-style: italic } /* Generic.Emph */
-  pre code.gr { color: #FF0000 } /* Generic.Error */
-  pre code.gh { color: #003300; font-weight: bold } /* Generic.Heading */
-  pre code.gi { background-color: #CCFFCC } /* Generic.Inserted */
-
-  /* Overriding default manni style of #AAAAAA gray for Generic Output with #000000 black, which is better suited to ORM terminal output */
-  pre code.go { color: #000000 } /* Generic.Output  */
-
-  pre code.gp { color: #000099; font-weight: bold } /* Generic.Prompt */
-  pre code.gs { font-weight: bold } /* Generic.Strong */
-  pre code.gu { color: #003300; font-weight: bold } /* Generic.Subheading */
-  pre code.gt { color: #99CC66 } /* Generic.Traceback */
-  pre code.kc { color: #006699; font-weight: bold } /* Keyword.Constant */
-  pre code.kd { color: #006699; font-weight: bold } /* Keyword.Declaration */
-  pre code.kn { color: #006699; font-weight: bold } /* Keyword.Namespace */
-  pre code.kp { color: #006699 } /* Keyword.Pseudo */
-  pre code.kr { color: #006699; font-weight: bold } /* Keyword.Reserved */
-  pre code.kt { color: #007788; font-weight: bold } /* Keyword.Type */
-  pre code.m { color: #FF6600 } /* Literal.Number */
-  pre code.s { color: #CC3300 } /* Literal.String */
-  pre code.na { color: #330099 } /* Name.Attribute */
-  pre code.nb { color: #336666 } /* Name.Builtin */
-  pre code.nc { color: #00AA88; font-weight: bold } /* Name.Class */
-  pre code.no { color: #336600 } /* Name.Constant */
-  pre code.nd { color: #9999FF } /* Name.Decorator */
-  pre code.ni { color: #999999; font-weight: bold } /* Name.Entity */
-  pre code.ne { color: #CC0000; font-weight: bold } /* Name.Exception */
-  pre code.nf { color: #CC00FF } /* Name.Function */
-  pre code.nl { color: #9999FF } /* Name.Label */
-  pre code.nn { color: #00CCFF; font-weight: bold } /* Name.Namespace */
-  pre code.nt { color: #330099; font-weight: bold } /* Name.Tag */
-  pre code.nv { color: #003333 } /* Name.Variable */
-  pre code.ow { color: #000000; font-weight: bold } /* Operator.Word */
-  pre code.w { color: #bbbbbb } /* Text.Whitespace */
-  pre code.mf { color: #FF6600 } /* Literal.Number.Float */
-  pre code.mh { color: #FF6600 } /* Literal.Number.Hex */
-  pre code.mi { color: #FF6600 } /* Literal.Number.Integer */
-  pre code.mo { color: #FF6600 } /* Literal.Number.Oct */
-  pre code.sb { color: #CC3300 } /* Literal.String.Backtick */
-  pre code.sc { color: #CC3300 } /* Literal.String.Char */
-  pre code.sd { color: #CC3300; font-style: italic } /* Literal.String.Doc */
-  pre code.s2 { color: #CC3300 } /* Literal.String.Double */
-  pre code.se { color: #CC3300; font-weight: bold } /* Literal.String.Escape */
-  pre code.sh { color: #CC3300 } /* Literal.String.Heredoc */
-  pre code.si { color: #AA0000 } /* Literal.String.Interpol */
-  pre code.sx { color: #CC3300 } /* Literal.String.Other */
-  pre code.sr { color: #33AAAA } /* Literal.String.Regex */
-  pre code.s1 { color: #CC3300 } /* Literal.String.Single */
-
-  /* Overriding manni default yellow #FFCC33 with brown #AA6600, which is easier to read */
-  pre code.ss { color: #AA6600 } /* Literal.String.Symbol */
-
-  pre code.bp { color: #336666 } /* Name.Builtin.Pseudo */
-  pre code.vc { color: #003333 } /* Name.Variable.Class */
-  pre code.vg { color: #003333 } /* Name.Variable.Global */
-  pre code.vi { color: #003333 } /* Name.Variable.Instance */
-  pre code.il { color: #FF6600 } /* Literal.Number.Integer.Long */
-
-  /* Sanders's additions to manni */
-  pre code.g { color: #005500 } /* Generic */
-  pre code.l { color: #CC6600 } /* Literal */
-  pre code.l { color: #FF9900 } /* Literal.Date */
-  pre code.n { color: #000088 } /* Name */
-  pre code.nx { color: #000088 } /* Name.Other */
-  pre code.py { color: #9966FF } /* Name.Property */
-  pre code.p { color: #000000 } /* Punctuation */
-  pre code.x { color: #FF0066 } /* Other */
-
-  /* Chacon's additions to make command line look more like a command line */
-  pre[data-code-language="console"] {
-    padding: 10px;
-    background: #eee;
-  }
-  pre[data-code-language="console"] code.go {
-    font-size: 1.0em;
-    color: #555;
-  }
-  pre[data-code-language="console"] code.gp {
-    font-weight: bold;
-    color: #009900;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/assets/sass/dark-mode.scss b/assets/sass/dark-mode.scss
index ff9d4eb6d7..b911ed3a26 100644
--- a/assets/sass/dark-mode.scss
+++ b/assets/sass/dark-mode.scss
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@
                 z-index: -1;
             }
 
+            /* Book pages: code colors */
+            .edition2 {
+                --book-code-color: #{$fixed-width-font-color};
+                --book-code-bg: #{$no-changes-bg-color};
+                --book-code-border: #{$pre-border};
+            }
+
             img {
                 filter: brightness(.6) contrast(1.2);
             }