diff --git a/templates/project/_base.scss b/templates/project/_base.scss
index ead35545..11704e19 100644
--- a/templates/project/_base.scss
+++ b/templates/project/_base.scss
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $side-gutter-width: $gutter-width;
 
 // Colors --------------------------------------------------------------
 
-$base: black;
+$base: #4c4c4c;
 $alt: #005498;
 
 // Fonts --------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/templates/project/_defaults.scss b/templates/project/_defaults.scss
index c84485e1..5492531d 100644
--- a/templates/project/_defaults.scss
+++ b/templates/project/_defaults.scss
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ sup, sub {
 
 abbr, acronym { 
   border-bottom: 1px dotted;
+  cursor: help;
 }
 
 address {