diff --git a/views/create.erb b/views/create.erb
index 6e3b587..6d3a1f7 100644
--- a/views/create.erb
+++ b/views/create.erb
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-<h2><a href="/">Home</a></h2>
 <h3 style="overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word;"><a href="<%= @new_link %>" target="_blank"><%= @new_link %></a></h3>
diff --git a/views/home.erb b/views/home.erb
index c5d636c..e94d3c6 100644
--- a/views/home.erb
+++ b/views/home.erb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     name="url"
     pattern="https?://.+"
     placeholder="http://www.example.com/"
+    autocomplete="off"
     required />
   <button type="submit">Submit</button>
 </form>
diff --git a/views/layout.erb b/views/layout.erb
index a0d0583..3caaa0a 100644
--- a/views/layout.erb
+++ b/views/layout.erb
@@ -3,22 +3,41 @@
     <title><%= @page_title || "URL Shortener" %></title>
     <link rel="icon" href="data:,">
     <style>
-      input[type=url] {
-        padding: 1rem;
-        border-radius: 5px;
-        border: 2px solid #99b1ff;
-        margin-right: 1rem;
+      :root {
+        --white: #FEFEFE;
+        --shadow: #333;
+        --black: #555;
+        --darker-blue: #809DFF;
+        --dark-blue: #99b1ff;
+        --medium-blue: #B3C6FF;
+        --light-blue: #CCD8FF;
+        --lightest-blue: #E6EBFF;
       }
 
-      input[type=url]:focus, input[type=url]:hover, input[type=url]:active {
-        border: 2px solid #809DFF;
+      body {
+        background: var(--white);
+        background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom right, var(--lightest-blue), var(--white), var(--lightest-blue));
+        font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;
+        color: var(--black);
+      }
+      input {
+        padding: 1rem;
+        border-radius: 5px;
+        border: 3px solid var(--dark-blue);
+        margin-right: 1rem;
+        outline: none;
+      }
+
+      input:focus, input:hover {
+        border: 3px solid var(--darker-blue);
       }
 
       button {
+        color: var(--white);
         padding: 1rem;
         border-radius: 5px;
-        border: 2px solid #99b1ff;
-        background: #e6ecff;
+        border: 2px solid var(--dark-blue);
+        background: var(--dark-blue);
         font-weight: bold;
         transition: all .25s ease-in-out;
         -moz-transition: all .25s ease-in-out;
@@ -26,43 +45,46 @@
       }
 
       button:hover {
-        border: 2px solid #809DFF;
-        background: #CCD8FF;
+        background: var(--darker-blue);
       }
 
       button:active {
-        background: #809DFF;
-        color: #FEFEFE;
+        background: var(--light-blue);
+        color: var(--black);
       }
 
       a {
-        color: #809DFF;
+        color: var(--black);
+        text-decoration: none;
+        border-bottom: 4px solid var(--white);
         transition: all .25s ease-in-out;
         -moz-transition: all .25s ease-in-out;
         -webkit-transition: all .25s ease-in-out;
       }
 
       a:hover, a:active, a:focus {
-        color: #555;
+        color: var(--darker-blue);
+        border-bottom: 4px solid var(--darker-blue);
       }
       main {
         max-width: 30rem;
         min-width: 18rem;
-        border: 5px solid #B3C6FF;
+        border: 5px solid var(--medium-blue);
         border-radius: 20px;
         margin: auto;
         padding: 1rem;
         margin-top: 5rem;
         text-align: center;
-        min-height: 175px;
-        box-shadow: 3px 2px 10px #333;
+        min-height: 200px;
+        box-shadow: 3px 2px 10px var(--shadow);
+        background: var(--white);
       }
 
     </style>
   </head>
-  <body style="background: #FEFEFE; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #555555;">
+  <body style="">
     <main>
-      <h1>URL Shortener</h1>
+      <h1><a href="/">URL Shortener</a></h1>
       <h4 id="message"><%== @message %></h4>
       <%== yield %>
     </main>
