diff --git a/src/assets/css/minimalist.css b/src/assets/css/minimalist.css
index f3891ac..113826a 100644
--- a/src/assets/css/minimalist.css
+++ b/src/assets/css/minimalist.css
@@ -183,10 +183,17 @@ navigation > a {
 .footdef > sup::after {
     content: ": ";
 }
-/* colors
 
+/* org mode statuses */
+.timestamp-wrapper { font-family: menlo, monospace; font-size: 12px; }
+.todo, .done { font-family: menlo, monospace;
+               font-size: 12px;
+               font-weight: bold;
+               line-height: 20px;
+               padding: 1px 1ex;
+             }
 
-*/
+/* colors */
 
 :root {
     color-scheme: light dark;
@@ -252,20 +259,12 @@ code { background: var(--reveal-background); }
     border-color: var(--transparent);
 }
 /* -------- */
-/* org mode statuses */
-.timestamp-wrapper { font-family: menlo, monospace; font-size: 12px; }
-.todo, .done { font-family: menlo, monospace;
-               font-size: 12px;
-               font-weight: bold;
-               line-height: 20px;
-               padding: 1px 1ex;
-             }
 /* org colors */
 .todo, .done { color: var(--todo-txt); }
-.TODO { background-color: #dc322f; }
-.IN_PROGRESS { background-color: #b58900; }
-.IN_REVIEW { background-color: #2aa198; }
-.HOLD { background-color: #6c71c4; }
-.WAITING { background-color: #6c71c4; }
-.DONE { background-color: #859900; }
-.CANCELED { background-color: #d33682; }
+.TODO { background-color: var(--red); }
+.IN_PROGRESS { background-color: var(--yellow); }
+.IN_REVIEW { background-color: var(--cyan); }
+.HOLD { background-color: var(--violet); }
+.WAITING { background-color: var(--violet); }
+.DONE { background-color: var(--green); }
+.CANCELED { background-color: var(--magenta); }