diff --git a/quickdraw-game.html b/quickdraw-game.html
index 82e73be..59bca07 100644
--- a/quickdraw-game.html
+++ b/quickdraw-game.html
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@
                 font-family: sans-serif;
             }
             :root {
+              /** 
               --bg: #161616;
+              --bg-green: #182118;
+              --fg-green: #e1ffdb;
+              */
+              --bg: #182118;
+              --fg: #e1ffdb;
             }
             html {
                 height: 100vh;
@@ -37,7 +43,7 @@
             #center {
                 height: 50px;
                 width: 50px;
-                background-color: red;
+                background-color: var(--fg);
                 /** border: 5px solid red; */
                 border-radius: 50%;
                 position: absolute; 
@@ -48,7 +54,7 @@
                 height: 50px;
                 width: 50px;
                 background-color: var(--bg);
-                border: 10px solid red;
+                border: 10px solid var(--fg);
                 position: absolute;
                 border-radius: 50%;
             }
@@ -57,7 +63,7 @@
             }
             .target::after {
               position: absolute;
-              background-color: red;
+              background-color: var(--fg);
               border-radius: 2rem;
               height: 10px;
               width: 10px;
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@
             .red-dot {
                 height: 50px;
                 width: 50px;
-                background-color: red;
+                background-color: var(--fg);
                 position: absolute;
                 border-radius: 50%;
             }
@@ -104,7 +110,7 @@
                 min-height: 15%;
                 width: 100%;
 
-                color: red;
+                color: var(--fg);
                 text-align: center;
                 line-height: 1rem;
 
@@ -129,9 +135,9 @@
 
             button {
               background-color: var(--bg);
-              color: red;
+              color: var(--fg);
               padding: 12px 12px;
-              border: 2px solid red;
+              border: 2px solid var(--fg);
               border-radius: 1rem;
               font-size: .75rem;
               font-weight: bold;
@@ -141,7 +147,7 @@
               text-decoration: underline;
             }
             button:active {
-              background-color: red;
+              background-color: var(--fg);
               color: var(--bg);
               font-style: italic;
             }
@@ -526,7 +532,7 @@
             if (roundNumber == maxNormalRounds) {
               if (totalTime < highScore || highScore == 0) {
                 if (highScore == 0) {
-                  alert("high score set!");
+                  alert("high score set, congratulations! can you go faster?");
                 }
                 else {
                   alert("NEW FASTEST TIME!!! previous best: " + highScore.toFixed(3) + "s. congratulations cowboy.");