diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 2de2709..5c7c85f 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ var defaultsettings =
 	password: "",
 	sync: false,
 	tagsinlists: true,
-	tagfilter: ""
+	tagfilter: "",
+	darkcode: true
 };
 
 //builtin
@@ -2013,17 +2014,26 @@ function rawline2html(line, index, options)
 	{
 		options.code = true;
 		options.language = line.substring(3);
-		line = "<div style='color:white;background-color:black;'>" + line.replace(new RegExp("(" + options.language + ")"), "<span style='text-shadow: " + shadow + ";color:" + settings.accentcolor + ";'>$1</span>") + "</div>";
+		if (settings.darkcode)
+		{
+			line = "<div class='color-code'>" + line.replace(new RegExp("(" + options.language + ")"), "<span style='text-shadow: " + shadow + ";color:" + settings.accentcolor + ";'>$1</span>") + "</div>";
+		}
 	}
 	else if (line == "```" && options.code)
 	{
 		options.code = false;
 		options.language = "";
-		line = "<div style='color:white;background-color:black;'>" + line + "</div>";
+		if (settings.darkcode)
+		{
+			line = "<div class='color-code'>" + line + "</div>";
+		}
 	}
 	else if (options.code)
 	{
-		line = "<div style='color:white;background-color:black;'>" + (line || emptyline) + "</div>";
+		if (settings.darkcode)
+		{
+			line = "<div class='color-code'>" + (line || emptyline) + "</div>";
+		}
 		if (languagekeywords[options.language])
 		{
 			var keywords = languagekeywords[options.language];
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 99b4e93..51a28c2 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -136,4 +136,10 @@ body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
 	cursor: pointer;
 	background-color: darkgray;
 	margin: 2px 2px 2px 2px;
+}
+
+/* colors */
+.color-code {
+	color:white;
+	background-color:black;
 }
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