diff --git a/assets/css/frame.sass b/assets/css/frame.sass
index 6592ba72b8f..688232edac2 100644
--- a/assets/css/frame.sass
+++ b/assets/css/frame.sass
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@
 @import index, font, basic, layout, classes
 
 html
-  background: lighten($dark, 30%)
+  background: lighten($dark, 70%)
   padding: 0 calc(38% - 21em)
 
+body
+  box-shadow: 0 0 .3em lighten($dark, 65%)
+
 body > header, body > footer
-  background: lighten($dark, 4%)
+  background: lighten($dark, 5%)
   color: $light
 
 @media (min-width: 32em)