diff --git a/lua/themes/base-16.lua b/lua/themes/base-16.lua
index 1e9d3beb9..e1ccaa31d 100644
--- a/lua/themes/base-16.lua
+++ b/lua/themes/base-16.lua
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ lexers.STYLE_ITALIC = 'italics'
 lexers.STYLE_LIST = lexers.STYLE_KEYWORD
 lexers.STYLE_LINK = lexers.STYLE_KEYWORD
 lexers.STYLE_REFERENCE = lexers.STYLE_KEYWORD
+lexers.STYLE_CODE = lexers.STYLE_EMBEDDED
 
 -- Output
 lexers.STYE_FILENAME = ''
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ lexers.STYLE_LITERAL_BLOCK = lexers.STYLE_EMBEDDED
 lexers.STYLE_FOOTNOTE_BLOCK = lexers.STYLE_LABEL
 lexers.STYLE_CITATION_BLOCK = lexers.STYLE_LABEL
 lexers.STYLE_LINK_BLOCK = lexers.STYLE_LABEL
-lexers.STYLE_CODE_BLOCK = lexers.STYLE_EMBEDDED
+lexers.STYLE_CODE_BLOCK = lexers.STYLE_CODE
 lexers.STYLE_DIRECTIVE = lexers.STYLE_KEYWORD
 lexers.STYLE_SPHINX_DIRECTIVE = lexers.STYLE_KEYWORD
 lexers.STYLE_UNKNOWN_DIRECTIVE = lexers.STYLE_KEYWORD