diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/markdown.vim b/nvim/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/markdown.vim
index 4f1c0f5..b62d4d7 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/markdown.vim
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/markdown.vim
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ let g:pandoc#formatting#textwidth           = 79
 let g:pandoc#formatting#mode                = "hA"
 let g:pandoc#completion#bib#mode            = 'citeproc'
 let g:pandoc#syntax#codeblocks#embeds#langs = ["c", "rust", "haskell", "literatehaskell=lhaskell", "bash=sh"]
+
+" Rainbow Parentheses affects syntax highlighting for URL links. Turn it off
+" for markdown files.
+autocmd BufEnter <buffer> RainbowToggleOff
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/colors/yolokai.vim b/nvim/.config/nvim/colors/yolokai.vim
index e81e7ec..bad0df7 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/colors/yolokai.vim
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/colors/yolokai.vim
@@ -482,7 +482,9 @@ local highlight_groups = {
 	plantumlColonLine = {},
 
 	--[[ 4.3.33. YAML ]]
-	yamlKey = 'Label',
+	yamlKey             = 'Label',
+	yamlBlockMappingKey = { bg=black, fg=red,   style=NONE },
+	yamlPlainScalar     = { bg=black, fg=green, style=NONE },
 
 	--[[ 4.3.34. Git ]]
 	gitrebaseBreak   = 'Keyword'        ,
@@ -638,6 +640,13 @@ local highlight_groups = {
 	pandocDelimitedCodeBlockLanguage = 'Comment',
 	pandocListItemBullet             = { bg=black, fg=purple, style=NONE },
 	pandocUListItemBullet            = { bg=black, fg=purple, style=NONE },
+	pandocReferenceURL               = { bg=black, fg=pink,   style={'underline'      }},
+	pandocReferenceDefinition        = { bg=black, fg=aqua,   style={'bold'           }},
+	pandocEmphasis                   = { bg=black, fg=purple, style={'italic'         }},
+	pandocStrong                     = { bg=black, fg=purple, style={'bold'           }},
+	pandocStrongEmphasis             = { bg=black, fg=purple, style={'bold', 'italic' }},
+	pandocStrongInEmphasis           = 'pandocStrongEmphasis',
+	pandocEmphasisInStrong           = 'pandocStrongEmphasis',
 }
 
 -- We do not care about terminals which do not support 256 colors