diff --git a/_sass/colormode.scss b/_sass/colormode.scss
index 3eb6b66a8e..c62f96d6df 100644
--- a/_sass/colormode.scss
+++ b/_sass/colormode.scss
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ html {
 	--sec-background-color: #EFEFEF;
 	--title-background-color: #0d1c2c;
 	--breadcrumb-background-color: #4695EB;
-	
+
 	--table-head-background-color: #aaaaaa;
 	--table-row-stripe: #e4edf7;
 
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ html {
 	--card-background-color: #FFFFFF;
 	--card-background-color-hover: #e4edf7;
 
+	// search.quarkus.io colors:
+	// no search results background
+	--empty-background-color: #F0CA4D;
+
   // image change //
 	.dark-only {display: none;}
 	.light-only {display: inline-block;}
@@ -43,6 +47,10 @@ html.dark {
 
 	--img-background-color: #c8c8c8;
 
+	// search.quarkus.io colors:
+	// no search results background
+	--empty-background-color: #333333;
+
   // image change //
  	.dark-only {display: inline-block;}
 	.light-only {display: none;}
@@ -59,7 +67,7 @@ html.dark {
 
    // project footer //
 	.project-footer {
-    	background-image: none !important; 
+    	background-image: none !important;
     	background-color: var(--title-background-color) !important; }
 
    // giscus overrides //
@@ -68,11 +76,11 @@ html.dark {
 
    // Post and Guides - backup for no alt image //
 	.post .doc-content img {
-    	background-color: var(--img-background-color) !important; 
+    	background-color: var(--img-background-color) !important;
     	padding: 1rem; }
-    	
+
 	.guides .imageblock img, .guides .image img {
-    	background-color: var(--img-background-color) !important; 
+    	background-color: var(--img-background-color) !important;
     	padding: .25rem; }
 
   .share-page	a img  {