diff --git a/_includes/styles/color-palette.scss b/_includes/styles/color-palette.scss
index ffa67a6..f1121b2 100644
--- a/_includes/styles/color-palette.scss
+++ b/_includes/styles/color-palette.scss
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ :root {
 
 /* semantic color variables for this project */
 :root {
+  color-scheme: dark;
   --color-bg: var(--tn-night--background);
   --color-fg: var(--tn-night--foreground);
   --color-black: var(--tn-dark--16);
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ :root {
 
 @media (prefers-color-scheme: light) {
   :root {
+    color-scheme: light;
     --color-bg: var(--tn-light--background);
     --color-fg: var(--tn-light--foreground);
     --color-black: var(--tn-light--13);