diff --git a/plugins/styleguide/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/color-example.hbs b/plugins/styleguide/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/color-example.hbs
index 223bb1c27c9..9756fd02110 100644
--- a/plugins/styleguide/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/color-example.hbs
+++ b/plugins/styleguide/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/color-example.hbs
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-{{color}}
+var(--{{color}})
diff --git a/plugins/styleguide/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/styleguide-example.hbs b/plugins/styleguide/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/styleguide-example.hbs
index 2d203caf344..8289e4da448 100644
--- a/plugins/styleguide/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/styleguide-example.hbs
+++ b/plugins/styleguide/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/styleguide-example.hbs
@@ -1,8 +1,2 @@
-
-
{{title}}
-
- Example:
-
- var(--{{title}})
-
+{{title}}