.marker {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    /* i default it to red so i can see i forgot to specify the color */
    --marker-color: red;
    color: var(--bg-color) !important;
    z-index: 1;
}

.marker::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: -0.1em -0.2em;
    z-index: -1;
    background: var(--marker-color);
    border-radius: 20px 225px 15px 255px / 255px 15px 225px 15px;
    opacity: 0.9;
    rotate: -1deg; 
}

.marker-ambra { --marker-color: #ff9f43}
.marker-yellow { --marker-color: #ffea00}
.marker-green { --marker-color: #55efc4}
.marker-pink { --marker-color: #ff7675}