diff --git a/_pages/about.md b/_pages/about.md
index 88c041e22f55..ac70b4c4316e 100644
--- a/_pages/about.md
+++ b/_pages/about.md
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ profile:
     <p>O1 3JS</p>
 
 news: true # includes a list of news items
-latest_posts : false
 selected_papers: true # includes a list of papers marked as "selected={true}"
 social: true # includes social icons at the bottom of the page
 ---
diff --git a/_sass/_base.scss b/_sass/_base.scss
index d226dca9ab14..4c22c7eb8310 100644
--- a/_sass/_base.scss
+++ b/_sass/_base.scss
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ ul.task-list input[type="checkbox"] {
   text-align: center;
 
   .contact-icons {
-    font-size: 4rem;
+    font-size: 2rem;
 
     a {
       i::before {
diff --git a/_sass/_themes.scss b/_sass/_themes.scss
index 2a3257ab9240..cf3280c0d15b 100644
--- a/_sass/_themes.scss
+++ b/_sass/_themes.scss
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   --global-code-bg-color: #{$code-bg-color-light};
   --global-text-color: #{$black-color};
   --global-text-color-light: #{$grey-color};
-  --global-theme-color: #{$blue-color-dark};
+  --global-theme-color: #{$chocolate-color};
   --global-hover-color: #{$purple-color};
   --global-hover-text-color: #{$white-color};
   --global-footer-bg-color: #{$grey-color-dark};
diff --git a/_sass/_variables.scss b/_sass/_variables.scss
index f311cc5b15b5..b3c4027862c2 100644
--- a/_sass/_variables.scss
+++ b/_sass/_variables.scss
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 $red-color: #ff3636 !default;
 $red-color-dark: #b71c1c !default;
 $orange-color: #f29105 !default;
+$chocolate-color: #783F00 !default;
 $blue-color: #0076df !default;
 $blue-color-dark: #00369f !default;
 $cyan-color: #2698ba !default;