diff --git a/vim/colors/monotonous-dark.erb b/vim/colors/monotonous-dark.erb
index e5eaff4..6e1c317 100644
--- a/vim/colors/monotonous-dark.erb
+++ b/vim/colors/monotonous-dark.erb
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@
     highlights = [
           [ "Normal", bg, fg, "NONE" ],
 
-          [ "Special", "NONE", lightred2, "bold" ],
-          [ "NonText", "NONE", lightred3, "NONE" ],
+          [ "Special", "NONE", color_primary_strong2, "bold" ],
+          [ "NonText", "NONE", color_primary_strong3, "NONE" ],
           [ "Tag", color_primary_weak1, "NONE", "NONE" ],
 
           [ "Identifier", "NONE", red3, "NONE" ],
-          [ "Function", "NONE", lightred1, "bold" ],
+          [ "Function", "NONE", color_primary_strong1, "bold" ],
 
           [ "Type", "NONE", red1, "NONE" ],
           [ "StorageClass", "NONE", color_primary_weak3, "bold" ],
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
           [ "PmenuSel", menu_bg, menu_sel, "bold" ],
           [ "PmenuThumb", menu_fg, menu_fg, "NONE" ],
 
-          [ "SpecialKey", "NONE", lightred3, "NONE" ],
+          [ "SpecialKey", "NONE", color_primary_strong3, "NONE" ],
 
           [ "DiffAdd", diff_add_bg, "NONE", "NONE" ],
           [ "DiffChange", diff_change_bg, "NONE", "NONE" ],
@@ -521,6 +521,19 @@
 
           [ "confComment",              "Comment" ],
 
+          # markdown
+          ["markdownDelimiter", "NONE", fg_weak1, "bold"],
+          ["markdownHeadingDelimiter", "markdownDelimiter"],
+          ["markdownListMarker", "NONE", fg_strong3, "bold"],
+          ["markdownCodeDelimiter", "markdownDelimiter"],
+          ["markdownCode", "Function"],
+          ["markdownItalic", "NONE", fg_strong3, "italic"],
+          ["markdownItalicDelimiter", "markdownDelimiter"],
+          ["markdownBold", "NONE", fg_strong2, "bold"],
+          ["markdownBoldDelimiter", "markdownDelimiter"],
+          ["markdownIdDeclaration", "Conditional"],
+          ["markdownId", "markdownIdDeclaration"],
+          ["markdownLinkText", "NONE", fg_strong2, "underline"],
 
           # extra whitespace