diff --git a/prettify.css b/prettify.css
index 351152b8..e81515fa 100755
--- a/prettify.css
+++ b/prettify.css
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 .atn { color: #606; }
 .atv { color: #080; }
 .dec { color: #606; }
-pre.prettyprint { padding: 2px; border: 1px solid #888; }
 
 @media print {
   .str { color: #060; }
diff --git a/xmpp.css b/xmpp.css
index c4424a15..4ad02883 100755
--- a/xmpp.css
+++ b/xmpp.css
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6 {
     }
 pre {
     font-family: Courier, monospace;
+    background-color: #e0e9f2;
+    padding: 0.4em;
+    border: 1px solid #369;
     }
 ul {
     list-style: disc outside;
@@ -91,9 +94,10 @@ ul {
     font-style: italic;
     }
 .example {
-    background-color: yellow;
-    margin-left: 5%;
-    margin-right: 25%;
+    background-color: #f2ee6e;
+    margin: 0.4em 5%;
+    border: 1px solid #999633;
+    padding: 0 0.4em;
     }
 .indent {
     padding-left: 5%;