diff --git a/src/scss/core/_type.scss b/src/scss/core/_type.scss
index c955641..40c30fb 100644
--- a/src/scss/core/_type.scss
+++ b/src/scss/core/_type.scss
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ h4, .h4 { @include font-size($h4-font-size); }
 h5, .h5 { @include font-size($h5-font-size); }
 h6, .h6 { @include font-size($h6-font-size); }
 
+
+.body-font {
+	@include font-size(22px);
+	max-width: $paragraph-reading-width;
+	line-height: 1.5;
+}
+
 // lead paragraph
 
 .lead {
@@ -24,4 +31,3 @@ h6, .h6 { @include font-size($h6-font-size); }
   font-weight: $lead-font-weight;
   margin-top:0;
 }
-
diff --git a/src/scss/settings.scss b/src/scss/settings.scss
index 5c6cc62..045e5f8 100644
--- a/src/scss/settings.scss
+++ b/src/scss/settings.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-@import "settings/colors";
 @import "settings/font";
 @import "settings/font-families";
 @import "settings/headings";
 @import "settings/measurements";
 @import "settings/spacing";
+@import "settings/colors";
diff --git a/src/scss/settings/_colors.scss b/src/scss/settings/_colors.scss
index 249b6c8..5d9342a 100644
--- a/src/scss/settings/_colors.scss
+++ b/src/scss/settings/_colors.scss
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ $secondary-color: $orange !default;
 
 $orange-100: adjust-hue($orange,10%);
 $orange-900: adjust-hue($orange,-10%);
+
+$blue-shade-1: adjust-hue($blue,10%);
+$blue-shade-9: adjust-hue($blue,-10%);
+
 // body background color 
 $bg-color: $white !default;
 
@@ -59,16 +63,18 @@ $success-text: $green !default;
 // =============================================================================
 
 // normal link color
-$link-color: $orange !default;
+$link-color: #04768F !default;
 
 // visted link color
-$link-visited-color:$orange !default;
+$link-visited-color: $link-color !default;
 
 // link hover color
-$link-hover-color:$orange-900 !default;
+$link-hover-color: lighten($link-color,10%) !default;
 
 // active link color 
-$link-active-color:$orange-100 !default;
+$link-active-color: $link-color !default;
+
+$link-font-weight: $font-weight-bold !default; 
 
 // =============================================================================
 // Nav