diff --git a/app/webpacker/css/admin_v3/globals/variables.scss b/app/webpacker/css/admin_v3/globals/variables.scss
index 07707c426c..caab4d7924 100644
--- a/app/webpacker/css/admin_v3/globals/variables.scss
+++ b/app/webpacker/css/admin_v3/globals/variables.scss
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ $base-font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", "Helvetica", Helvetica, Arial,
 
 // Body base colors
 $color-body-bg:                  $color-1 !default;
-$color-body-text:                $color-4 !default;
+$color-body-text:                $color-8 !default;
 $color-headers:                  $color-4 !default;
 $color-link:                     $color-3 !default;
 $color-link-hover:               lighten($color-link, 2) !default;