diff --git a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/InfiniteScroll.tsx b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/InfiniteScroll.tsx
index 3c7de64b6be..fd5fb15a014 100644
--- a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/InfiniteScroll.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/InfiniteScroll.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const InfiniteScroll = ({
   const lastEvent = useRef<Event | WheelEvent | null>(null);
   const countRef = useRef(0);
   const lastLogOfPage = useRef<string[]>([]);
-  const styles = useStyles2(getStyles, virtualization);
+  const styles = useStyles2(getStyles, virtualization, displayedFields);
   const resetStateTimeout = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
   const scrollToLogLineRef = useRef<LogListModel | undefined>(undefined);
   const noScrollRef = useRef<undefined | boolean>(undefined);
diff --git a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogLine.tsx b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogLine.tsx
index 292f35ea75a..a1914607600 100644
--- a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogLine.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogLine.tsx
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ const LogLineComponent = memo(
         {/* A button element could be used but in Safari it prevents text selection. Fallback available for a11y in LogLineMenu  */}
         {/* eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/no-static-element-interactions, jsx-a11y/click-events-have-key-events */}
         <div
-          className={`${styles.logLine} ${variant ?? ''} ${pinned ? styles.pinnedLogLine : ''} ${permalinked ? styles.permalinkedLogLine : ''} ${detailsShown ? styles.detailsDisplayed : ''} ${isLogDetailsFocused ? styles.currentLog : ''} ${fontSize === 'small' ? styles.fontSizeSmall : ''} ${enableLogDetails ? styles.clickable : ''}`}
+          className={`${styles.logLine} ${variant ?? ''} ${pinned ? styles.pinnedLogLine : ''} ${permalinked ? styles.permalinkedLogLine : ''} ${detailsShown ? styles.detailsDisplayed : ''} ${isLogDetailsFocused ? styles.currentLog : ''} ${fontSize === 'small' ? styles.fontSizeSmall : styles.fontSizeDefault} ${enableLogDetails ? styles.clickable : ''}`}
           ref={onOverflow ? logLineRef : undefined}
           onMouseEnter={handleMouseOver}
           onFocus={handleMouseOver}
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ const LogLineBody = ({ log, styles }: { log: LogListModel; styles: LogLineStyles
 
   if (log.hasAnsi) {
     return (
-      <span className="field no-highlighting">
+      <span className="field no-highlighting log-line-body">
         <LogMessageAnsi value={log.body} highlight={highlight} />{' '}
       </span>
     );
@@ -448,12 +448,12 @@ const LogLineBody = ({ log, styles }: { log: LogListModel; styles: LogLineStyles
         highlightClassName={styles.matchHighLight}
       />
     ) : (
-      <span className="field no-highlighting">{log.body} </span>
+      <span className="field no-highlighting log-line-body">{log.body} </span>
     );
   }
 
   return (
-    <span className="field log-syntax-highlight">
+    <span className="field log-syntax-highlight log-line-body">
       <HighlightedLogRenderer tokens={log.highlightedBodyTokens} />{' '}
     </span>
   );
@@ -468,7 +468,30 @@ export function getGridTemplateColumns(dimensions: LogFieldDimension[], displaye
 }
 
 export type LogLineStyles = ReturnType<typeof getStyles>;
-export const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, virtualization?: LogLineVirtualization) => {
+export const getStyles = (
+  theme: GrafanaTheme2,
+  virtualization: LogLineVirtualization | undefined = undefined,
+  displayedFields: string[] = []
+) => {
+  const base = tinycolor(theme.colors.background.primary);
+
+  let maxContrast = theme.isDark
+    ? tinycolor(theme.colors.text.maxContrast).darken(10).toRgbString()
+    : tinycolor(theme.colors.text.maxContrast).lighten(10).toRgbString();
+  let colorDefault = theme.isDark
+    ? theme.colors.text.primary
+    : tinycolor(theme.colors.text.maxContrast).lighten(30).toRgbString();
+  const contrast1 = tinycolor.readability(base, maxContrast);
+  const contrast2 = tinycolor.readability(base, colorDefault);
+
+  if (!displayedFields.length || (displayedFields.length === 1 && displayedFields.includes(LOG_LINE_BODY_FIELD_NAME))) {
+    colorDefault = theme.colors.text.primary;
+    maxContrast = theme.colors.text.primary;
+  } else if (contrast1 < contrast2) {
+    colorDefault = maxContrast;
+    maxContrast = theme.colors.text.primary;
+  }
+
   const colors = {
     critical: '#B877D9',
     error: theme.colors.error.text,
@@ -477,8 +500,9 @@ export const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, virtualization?: LogLineVirtuali
     trace: '#6ed0e0',
     info: '#6CCF8E',
     metadata: theme.colors.text.secondary,
-    default: theme.colors.text.primary,
+    default: colorDefault,
     parsedField: theme.colors.text.secondary,
+    logLineBody: maxContrast,
   };
 
   const hoverColor = tinycolor(theme.colors.background.canvas).darken(11).toRgbString();
@@ -490,8 +514,6 @@ export const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, virtualization?: LogLineVirtuali
       gap: theme.spacing(0.5),
       flexDirection: 'row',
       fontFamily: theme.typography.fontFamilyMonospace,
-      fontSize: theme.typography.fontSize,
-      lineHeight: theme.typography.body.lineHeight,
       wordBreak: 'break-all',
       '&:hover': {
         background: hoverColor,
@@ -509,7 +531,7 @@ export const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, virtualization?: LogLineVirtuali
       },
       '& .log-syntax-highlight': {
         '.log-token-string': {
-          color: colors.default,
+          color: colors.logLineBody,
         },
         '.log-token-duration': {
           color: theme.colors.success.text,
@@ -540,6 +562,9 @@ export const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, virtualization?: LogLineVirtuali
           color: theme.components.textHighlight.text,
           backgroundColor: theme.components.textHighlight.background,
         },
+        '&.log-line-body': {
+          color: colors.logLineBody,
+        },
       },
       '& .no-highlighting': {
         color: theme.colors.text.primary,
@@ -553,6 +578,10 @@ export const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, virtualization?: LogLineVirtuali
       fontSize: theme.typography.bodySmall.fontSize,
       lineHeight: theme.typography.bodySmall.lineHeight,
     }),
+    fontSizeDefault: css({
+      fontSize: theme.typography.fontSize,
+      lineHeight: theme.typography.body.lineHeight,
+    }),
     detailsDisplayed: css({
       background: tinycolor(theme.colors.background.canvas)
         .darken(theme.isDark ? 2 : 5)
diff --git a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogList.test.tsx b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogList.test.tsx
index 6d0ad667527..468cd63a3b3 100644
--- a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogList.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogList.test.tsx
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ describe('LogList', () => {
 
       // Default displayed fields
       expect(screen.getByText('Log line')).toBeInTheDocument();
-      expect(screen.getByText('OTel attributes')).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText('Log attributes')).toBeInTheDocument();
 
       // Suggested field
       expect(screen.getByText('scope_name')).toBeInTheDocument();
diff --git a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogList.tsx b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogList.tsx
index 8a8a9b085dc..4e457fc5b24 100644
--- a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogList.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogList.tsx
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ const LogListComponent = ({
 function getStyles(
   theme: GrafanaTheme2,
   dimensions: LogFieldDimension[],
-  displayedFields: string[],
+  displayedFields: string[] = [],
   { showTime }: { showTime: boolean }
 ) {
   const columns = showTime ? dimensions : dimensions.filter((_, index) => index > 0);
diff --git a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/processing.ts b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/processing.ts
index 0f3ea0ac6b1..dcb391c8e07 100644
--- a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/processing.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/processing.ts
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ export function getNormalizedFieldName(field: string) {
   if (field === LOG_LINE_BODY_FIELD_NAME) {
     return t('logs.log-line-details.log-line-field', 'Log line');
   } else if (field === OTEL_LOG_LINE_ATTRIBUTES_FIELD_NAME) {
-    return t('logs.log-line-details.log-attributes-field', 'OTel attributes');
+    return t('logs.log-line-details.log-attributes-field', 'Log attributes');
   }
   return field;
 }
diff --git a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
index 41abf7bbd9c..90c8f67b1bf 100644
--- a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
@@ -9937,7 +9937,7 @@
       "inline-mode": "Display inline",
       "link-value-tooltip": "Link value",
       "links-section": "Links",
-      "log-attributes-field": "OTel attributes",
+      "log-attributes-field": "Log attributes",
       "log-line-field": "Log line",
       "log-line-section": "Log line",
       "move-displayed-field-down": "Move down",