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@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ The following *<options>* may be given
 
 - ``light`` Use the light theme (default).
 - ``dark`` Use the dark theme.
-- ``accent\=`` *<color>*. The accent color. *<color>* can be any of the
+- ``accent=`` <color>. The accent color. This can be any of the
     non-base Solarized colors: ``yellow`` (default), ``orange``,
     ``red``, ``magenta``, ``violet``, ``blue``, ``cyan``, or
     ``green``.