diff --git a/src/styles/common-styles.scss b/src/styles/common-styles.scss
index 69040d94..8f0e811a 100644
--- a/src/styles/common-styles.scss
+++ b/src/styles/common-styles.scss
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ body {
     font-size: 16px;
     letter-spacing: $letter-spacing-primary;
     background-color: #fff;
-    color: $darker-gray;
+    color: $body-color;
 
     .container-fluid {
         .prevent-squish {
diff --git a/src/styles/ux-variables.scss b/src/styles/ux-variables.scss
index 41cd8269..bf57276e 100644
--- a/src/styles/ux-variables.scss
+++ b/src/styles/ux-variables.scss
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ $theme-colors: (
 );
 
 //Default font color
-$body-color: $gray-600;
+$body-color: $darker-gray;
 
 //Fonts
 $font-family-sans-serif: Urbanist, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;