askvortsov he might not have meant config variables, but I could be wrong.
llaumgui You can, if you change the value of a LESS variable, that's the value that'll be used in the default LESS styles, the way LESS interprets variables is different than what you'd expect.
for example:
@my-var: #000;
.element {
color: @my-var;
}
@my-var: red;
Compiles to:
.element {
color: red;
}