diff --git a/themes/vue/source/css/_settings.styl b/themes/vue/source/css/_settings.styl
index 700bf1e97..8c42e9310 100644
--- a/themes/vue/source/css/_settings.styl
+++ b/themes/vue/source/css/_settings.styl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ $logo-font = "Dosis", "Source Sans Pro", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif
 $code-font = "Roboto Mono", Monaco, courier, monospace
 
 // font sizes
-$body-font-size = 15px
+$body-font-size = 16px
 $code-font-size = .8em
 
 // colors