diff --git a/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_notices.scss b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_notices.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be22aa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_notices.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/* ==========================================================================
+   NOTICE TEXT BLOCKS
+   ========================================================================== */
+
+/**
+ *  Default Kramdown usage (no indents!):
+ *  <div class="notice" markdown="1">
+ *  #### Headline for the Notice
+ *  Text for the notice
+ *  </div>
+ */
+
+ @mixin notice($notice-color) {
+    margin: 2em 0 !important;  /* override*/
+    padding: 1em;
+    color: $text-color;
+    font-family: $global-font-family;
+    font-size: $type-size-6 !important;
+    text-indent: initial; /* override*/
+    background-color: mix($background-color, $notice-color, $notice-background-mix);
+    border-radius: $border-radius;
+    box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba($notice-color, 0.25);
+  
+    h4 {
+      margin-top: 0 !important; /* override*/
+      margin-bottom: 0.75em;
+      line-height: inherit;
+    }
+  
+    @at-root .page__content #{&} h4 {
+      /* using at-root to override .page-content h4 font size*/
+      margin-bottom: 0;
+      font-size: 1em;
+    }
+  
+    p {
+      &:last-child {
+        margin-bottom: 0 !important; /* override*/
+      }
+    }
+  
+    h4 + p {
+      /* remove space above paragraphs that appear directly after notice headline*/
+      margin-top: 0;
+      padding-top: 0;
+    }
+  
+    a {
+      color: mix(#000, $notice-color, 10%);
+  
+      &:hover {
+        color: mix(#000, $notice-color, 50%);
+      }
+    }
+  
+    code {
+      background-color: mix($background-color, $notice-color, $code-notice-background-mix)
+    }
+  
+      pre code {
+          background-color: inherit;
+      }
+  
+    ul {
+      &:last-child {
+        margin-bottom: 0; /* override*/
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  /* Default notice */
+  
+  .notice {
+    @include notice($light-gray);
+  }
+  
+  /* Primary notice */
+  
+  .notice--primary {
+    @include notice($primary-color);
+  }
+  
+  /* Info notice */
+  
+  .notice--info {
+    @include notice($info-color);
+  }
+  
+  /* Warning notice */
+  
+  .notice--warning {
+    @include notice($warning-color);
+  }
+  
+  /* Success notice */
+  
+  .notice--success {
+    @include notice($success-color);
+  }
+  
+  /* Danger notice */
+  
+  .notice--danger {
+    @include notice($danger-color);
+  }
+  
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diff --git a/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_variables.scss b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_variables.scss
index 8934db1..a5715f7 100644
--- a/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_variables.scss
+++ b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_variables.scss
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ $masthead-link-color-hover: mix(#000, $primary-color, 25%) !default;
 $navicon-link-color-hover: mix(#fff, $primary-color, 75%) !default;
 
 /* notices */
-$notice-background-mix: 80% !default;
+$notice-background-mix: 90% !default;
 $code-notice-background-mix: 90% !default;
 
 /* syntax highlighting (base16) */