diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0746b41e..707add80 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 - Update chrono from 0.4.0 to 0.4.31
 - Update scheduled-thread-pool from 0.2.6 to 0.2.7
 - Change blockquote color to `lightpurple`
+- Some colour has been added to the tables to make them more visible
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/assets/themes/default/_tables.scss b/assets/themes/default/_tables.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4926f36a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/themes/default/_tables.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* tables */
+table, td, th, tr {
+  border: 1px dotted $lightpurple;
+}
+
+table {
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+}
+
+tr:nth-child(even){background-color: $gray;}
diff --git a/assets/themes/default/light.scss b/assets/themes/default/light.scss
index 7e3f1a4e..78eeed9d 100644
--- a/assets/themes/default/light.scss
+++ b/assets/themes/default/light.scss
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
 @import "header";
 @import "article";
 @import "forms";
+@import "tables"