diff --git a/public/sass/_variables.light.scss b/public/sass/_variables.light.scss
index a59350d2195..bb8f93dbe69 100644
--- a/public/sass/_variables.light.scss
+++ b/public/sass/_variables.light.scss
@@ -59,9 +59,8 @@ $critical: #ec2128;
 $body-bg: $gray-7;
 $page-bg: $gray-7;
 $body-color: $gray-1;
-//$text-color: $dark-4;
 $text-color: $gray-1;
-$text-color-strong: $white;
+$text-color-strong: $dark-2;
 $text-color-weak: $gray-2;
 $text-color-faint: $gray-4;
 $text-color-emphasis: $dark-5;
diff --git a/public/sass/components/_tabbed_view.scss b/public/sass/components/_tabbed_view.scss
index dfd760753fe..bf95d453504 100644
--- a/public/sass/components/_tabbed_view.scss
+++ b/public/sass/components/_tabbed_view.scss
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     font-size: 120%;
   }
   &:hover {
-    color: $white;
+    color: $text-color-strong;
   }
 }