diff --git a/_static/css/conan.css b/_static/css/conan.css
index f99e8e08a41..6df6d2ea738 100644
--- a/_static/css/conan.css
+++ b/_static/css/conan.css
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ h1, h2, .rst-content .toctree-wrapper p.caption, h3, h4, h5, h6, legend {
     text-align: left;
     font-weight: bold;
 }
+
+.highlight .hll {
+    background-color: #bbbbbbbb;
+}
diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index ace986c2711..d0148758d14 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 #show_authors = False
 
 # The name of the Pygments (syntax highlighting) style to use.
-pygments_style = 'sas'
+pygments_style = 'sphinx'
 
 # A list of ignored prefixes for module index sorting.
 #modindex_common_prefix = []