# Accent Link color isn't working in Feature Theme

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/accent-link-color-isnt-working-in-feature-theme/62127>\
**Category:** Installation\
**Created:** [March 6, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/accent-link-color-isnt-working-in-feature-theme/62127 "2026-03-06T21:19:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![amberjules](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/amberjules/32/39690_2.png) [@amberjules](https://forum.ghost.org/u/amberjules)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/accent-link-color-isnt-working-in-feature-theme/62127/1 "2026-03-06T21:19:56Z")

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Hello - I’m using the Feature theme and have the accent color set to #6d9e9e; however when I look at the live posts and pages it shows any links as black/underlined and not using this tealish color. Weirdly, when I’m in the post editor I can see the color is correct, but it’s not when it’s live.

 ![Screenshot 2026-03-06 at 1.18.09 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/ghost2/original/3X/e/f/efb24c4194b7f8cacf6a7a520b92e67b9ebda13c.png) This is in the editor

 ![Screenshot 2026-03-06 at 1.18.31 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/ghost2/original/3X/1/2/125f793ed7bae961fc105cbb02d40e4a4236e8cc.png)This is the live page (linked above).

I tried to use this code that I saw someone else say works, but it did not for me: .gh-content a { color: #6d9e9e; }

URL: [RV Living for Beginners Ultimate Guide: 17 Essential Tips for Success](https://www.amberjbaldwin.com/rv-living-for-beginners/)

I’m using Ghost Pro (not self hosted)

I’ve tried looking at this on Chrome and Safari with the same results.

Any ideas on what could be the problem or how to change this with some CSS?

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Cathy\_Sarisky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/cathy_sarisky/32/25750_2.png) [@Cathy\_Sarisky](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Cathy_Sarisky)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/accent-link-color-isnt-working-in-feature-theme/62127/2 "2026-03-06T21:25:42Z")

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The editor doesn’t actually apply your theme’s styles. It’s not unusual for the editor to look a bit different from the published version. (That’s why there’s a preview button!)

It sounds like the theme developer made a different style choice than the one you want. You can drop this into your code injection:

`<style>`  
`.s-entry-content a {`  
` color: var(--ghost-accent-color);`  
`}`  
`</style>`

So that you can resolve little tweaks like this yourself, you might want to read this tutorial I wrote about how to [figure out what code injection your theme needs](https://www.spectralwebservices.com/blog/using-code-injection-101/)

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**Author:** ![amberjules](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/amberjules/32/39690_2.png) [@amberjules](https://forum.ghost.org/u/amberjules)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/accent-link-color-isnt-working-in-feature-theme/62127/3 "2026-03-06T21:36:44Z")

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> [@amberjules](#):
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> #6d9e9e

.s-entry-content a { color: var(#6d9e9e); }

It didn’t work. Did I mess up where to add the color?

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**Author:** ![Cathy\_Sarisky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/cathy_sarisky/32/25750_2.png) [@Cathy\_Sarisky](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Cathy_Sarisky)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/accent-link-color-isnt-working-in-feature-theme/62127/4 "2026-03-06T21:38:30Z")

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Yep. `var(--ghost-accent-color)` means to sub in the variable named “ghost accent color”. You need just `color: #aaabbb; ` on that line if you’re going to hard-code the color.

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**Author:** ![amberjules](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/amberjules/32/39690_2.png) [@amberjules](https://forum.ghost.org/u/amberjules)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/accent-link-color-isnt-working-in-feature-theme/62127/5 "2026-03-06T21:41:11Z")

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Ah..I see now. Okay, it worked!!! Thank you so much and thanks for the link for info. I’ll take a look.

.s-entry-content a { color: #6d9e9e; }