diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47f71e70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nodejs 12.16.1
diff --git a/assets/css/abstracts/_variables.scss b/assets/css/abstracts/_variables.scss
index a6d802d5..ba8ea795 100644
--- a/assets/css/abstracts/_variables.scss
+++ b/assets/css/abstracts/_variables.scss
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ $light-grey: hsl(0, 0%, 93.3%); // for backgrounds only
 
 $browser-context: 16;
 
+$lt-background-color: $pink;
+
diff --git a/assets/css/base/_a.scss b/assets/css/base/_a.scss
index 58460314..b475a7d8 100644
--- a/assets/css/base/_a.scss
+++ b/assets/css/base/_a.scss
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 a {
-  border-bottom: $dark-grey solid 0.1em;
   color: $black;
   font-family: $ext-sans;
   margin: 1rem 0;
-  text-decoration: none;
+  text-decoration-color: $dark-grey;
+  text-decoration-line: underline;
+  text-decoration-thickness: 0.1em;
 
   &:hover,
   &:focus {
-    border-bottom: $primary-color solid 0.1rem;
+    text-decoration-color: $primary-color;
   }
   &:focus {
-    outline: pxToRem(3) solid $primary-color;
-    outline-offset: pxToRem(5);
+    background-color: $lt-background-color;
+    color: $black;
+    outline: 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/assets/css/structures/_grid.scss b/assets/css/structures/_grid.scss
index 3c775725..d8a394ad 100644
--- a/assets/css/structures/_grid.scss
+++ b/assets/css/structures/_grid.scss
@@ -64,5 +64,10 @@
 
   a {
     color: white;
+
+    &:focus {
+      background-color: $lt-background-color;
+      color: $black;
+    }
   }
 }