diff --git a/static/scss/variables.scss b/static/scss/variables.scss
index 940b3fdca5c00f3fe39f0187a5da55daf43d9a0d..8ffcd29d65b44ac8d93068c96209bb4f98670755 100644
--- a/static/scss/variables.scss
+++ b/static/scss/variables.scss
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ $background-filter-transparent: change-color($background-filter, $alpha: 0.5);
 $font-family-sans-serif:  'Montserrat', Arial, sans-serif;
 $font-family-serif:       Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
 $font-family-monospace:   Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Courier New", monospace;
-$font-size-base:          15px;
+$font-size-base:          16px;
 $headings-line-height: 1.0;