diff --git a/colors.tex b/colors.tex
index 4c1cf10..9b59e81 100644
--- a/colors.tex
+++ b/colors.tex
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
 % \definecolor{ese_bg_color}{rgb}{0.051, 0.373, 0.596} % the definitive color -- #0D5F98 (2017)
 % \definecolor{ese_bg_color}{rgb}{0.796, 0.376, 0.251} % the definitive color -- #CB6040 (2018)
 % \definecolor{ese_bg_color}{rgb}{0.0, 0.47, 0.3} % wip-ish color -- #01794C (2019)
-%\definecolor{ese_bg_color}{RGB}{5,109,133} % final_really_final -- #056d85 (2020)
+% \definecolor{ese_bg_color}{RGB}{5,109,133} % final_really_final -- #056d85 (2020)
 % \definecolor{ese_bg_color}{RGB}{5,109,133} % final_really_final -- #056d85 (2020)
 % \definecolor{ese_bg_color}{RGB}{155,30,70} % complement -- #9B1E46 (2021)
-\definecolor{ese_bg_color}{RGB}{149, 128, 255} % violent -- #9580FF (2022)
+% \definecolor{ese_bg_color}{RGB}{149, 128, 255} % violent -- #9580FF (2022)
+\definecolor{ese_bg_color}{RGB}{58, 240, 212} % still bad contrast -- #3af0d4 (2023)
 
 \definecolor{ese_fg_color}{rgb/cmyk}{1,1,1/0,0,0,0}
 
diff --git a/macros.tex b/macros.tex
index 5c478bb..437b2a6 100644
--- a/macros.tex
+++ b/macros.tex
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\newcommand{\eseyear}{2022}
+\newcommand{\eseyear}{2023}
 
 \newcommand{\ascii}{{\texttt{ascii}}}
 \newcommand{\bafog}{BAföG}