diff --git src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/style.css src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/style.css
index fc58afaf84..63389ffdf4 100644
--- src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/style.css
+++ src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/style.css
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ pre {
 }
 
 code {
-	background-color: #d1d1d1;
+	background-color: inherit;
 	padding: 0.125em 0.25em;
 }