diff --git a/src/components/base/markdown/markdown.scss b/src/components/base/markdown/markdown.scss
index b46d7698b6990fdeca503d360ed7bb92ff696626..fb114383405c471496675a20e35a094af89656b6 100644
--- a/src/components/base/markdown/markdown.scss
+++ b/src/components/base/markdown/markdown.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .gl-markdown {
   @apply gl-text-lg;
   @apply gl-leading-24;
-  color: $gl-text-color;
+  @apply gl-text-default;
   @apply gl-font-regular;
   @apply gl-font-normal;
 
diff --git a/src/components/experimental/duo/chat/duo_chat.scss b/src/components/experimental/duo/chat/duo_chat.scss
index 8ae4c3ec1f7295f98b182a3d7cc717d5c69df3cc..6e7c2189fe17c4db5f13c406bca259af14cbb898 100644
--- a/src/components/experimental/duo/chat/duo_chat.scss
+++ b/src/components/experimental/duo/chat/duo_chat.scss
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 .duo-chat-markdown {
   @apply gl-text-lg;
   @apply gl-leading-24;
-  color: $gl-text-color;
+  @apply gl-text-default;
   @apply gl-font-regular;
   @apply gl-font-normal;
 
diff --git a/src/tokens/build/css/tokens.dark.css b/src/tokens/build/css/tokens.dark.css
index bf46949066ca30c0d2be6da1d07df6bba29e8af0..6ffa66e50231a3428d3e7941a2bab231bb9f9543 100644
--- a/src/tokens/build/css/tokens.dark.css
+++ b/src/tokens/build/css/tokens.dark.css
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@
   --gl-status-brand-background-color: var(--gl-color-purple-900); /* Used for the background of a brand-related status item when highlighting the state of unique features or elements specific to the GitLab brand identity. Helps distinguish and emphasize brand-specific elements within the interface. */
   --gl-status-brand-text-color: var(--gl-color-purple-300); /* Used for the text of a brand-related status item when highlighting the state of unique features or elements specific to the GitLab brand identity. Helps distinguish and emphasize brand-specific elements within the interface. */
   --gl-status-brand-icon-color: var(--gl-color-purple-500); /* Used for the icon of a brand-related status item when highlighting the state of unique features or elements specific to the GitLab brand identity. Helps distinguish and emphasize brand-specific elements within the interface. */
-  --gl-text-color-default: var(--gl-color-neutral-50); /* Used for the default text color. */
+  --gl-text-color-default: var(--gl-color-neutral-100); /* Used for the default text color. */
   --gl-text-color-subtle: var(--gl-color-neutral-200); /* Used for supplemental text that doesn't need to be as prominent as other text. */
   --gl-text-color-strong: var(--gl-color-neutral-0); /* Used for text with the highest contrast. */
   --gl-text-color-heading: var(--gl-color-neutral-0); /* Used for headings level 1-6. */
diff --git a/src/tokens/build/js/tokens.dark.js b/src/tokens/build/js/tokens.dark.js
index c0b2eb07cfb6ebd88baf87c18bc1c4229fcdbb06..0ac10a04169a39b59f9af25a45a91ccc8b6165d8 100644
--- a/src/tokens/build/js/tokens.dark.js
+++ b/src/tokens/build/js/tokens.dark.js
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ export const GL_TOGGLE_SWITCH_ICON_COLOR_CHECKED_FOCUS = '#9dc7f1';
 export const GL_TOGGLE_SWITCH_ICON_COLOR_CHECKED_ACTIVE = '#428fdc';
 export const GL_TOGGLE_SWITCH_ICON_COLOR_DISABLED = '#28272d';
 export const GL_TOKEN_SELECTOR_TOKEN_CONTAINER_TOKEN_BACKGROUND_COLOR_FOCUS = '#626168';
-export const GL_TOKEN_FOREGROUND_COLOR = '#ececef';
+export const GL_TOKEN_FOREGROUND_COLOR = '#dcdcde';
 export const GL_TOKEN_BACKGROUND_COLOR = '#3a383f';
 export const GL_CONTROL_BACKGROUND_COLOR_DEFAULT = 'rgba(05, 05, 06, 0.4)';
 export const GL_CONTROL_BACKGROUND_COLOR_DISABLED = 'rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04)';
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ export const GL_STATUS_BRAND_ICON_COLOR = '#7b58cf';
 export const GL_TEXT_PRIMARY = '#ececef';
 export const GL_TEXT_SECONDARY = '#89888d';
 export const GL_TEXT_TERTIARY = '#737278';
-export const GL_TEXT_COLOR_DEFAULT = '#ececef';
+export const GL_TEXT_COLOR_DEFAULT = '#dcdcde';
 export const GL_TEXT_COLOR_SUBTLE = '#bfbfc3';
 export const GL_TEXT_COLOR_STRONG = '#fff';
 export const GL_TEXT_COLOR_HEADING = '#fff';
diff --git a/src/tokens/build/json/tokens.dark.json b/src/tokens/build/json/tokens.dark.json
index a0d736f7850cb95fdb445ba87e46628ffc0d240c..f4d32f4b821c288e85fd63c52f36e309af644586 100644
--- a/src/tokens/build/json/tokens.dark.json
+++ b/src/tokens/build/json/tokens.dark.json
@@ -15399,7 +15399,7 @@
   "token": {
     "foreground": {
       "color": {
-        "$value": "#ececef",
+        "$value": "#dcdcde",
         "$type": "color",
         "$description": "Used for the token foreground color.",
         "filePath": "src/tokens/contextual/token.tokens.json",
@@ -21642,7 +21642,7 @@
     },
     "color": {
       "default": {
-        "$value": "#ececef",
+        "$value": "#dcdcde",
         "$type": "color",
         "$description": "Used for the default text color.",
         "filePath": "src/tokens/text.tokens.json",
@@ -21650,7 +21650,7 @@
         "original": {
           "$value": {
             "default": "{color.neutral.800}",
-            "dark": "{color.neutral.50}"
+            "dark": "{color.neutral.100}"
           },
           "$type": "color",
           "$description": "Used for the default text color."
diff --git a/src/tokens/build/json/tokens.json b/src/tokens/build/json/tokens.json
index a658eff7129c7db348773842b21acb9f51af7440..0f5679ac675e10478ee9a8cbfe7d822268612c4b 100644
--- a/src/tokens/build/json/tokens.json
+++ b/src/tokens/build/json/tokens.json
@@ -21650,7 +21650,7 @@
         "original": {
           "$value": {
             "default": "{color.neutral.800}",
-            "dark": "{color.neutral.50}"
+            "dark": "{color.neutral.100}"
           },
           "$type": "color",
           "$description": "Used for the default text color."
diff --git a/src/tokens/build/scss/_tokens.dark.scss b/src/tokens/build/scss/_tokens.dark.scss
index 841510f85b71d57778c0086106e8b78cefeb0c08..33723309589fc36de250439cd6bb01d51f26ac6e 100644
--- a/src/tokens/build/scss/_tokens.dark.scss
+++ b/src/tokens/build/scss/_tokens.dark.scss
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ $gl-status-danger-icon-color: $gl-color-red-400; // Used for the icon of a dange
 $gl-status-brand-background-color: $gl-color-purple-900; // Used for the background of a brand-related status item when highlighting the state of unique features or elements specific to the GitLab brand identity. Helps distinguish and emphasize brand-specific elements within the interface.
 $gl-status-brand-text-color: $gl-color-purple-300; // Used for the text of a brand-related status item when highlighting the state of unique features or elements specific to the GitLab brand identity. Helps distinguish and emphasize brand-specific elements within the interface.
 $gl-status-brand-icon-color: $gl-color-purple-500; // Used for the icon of a brand-related status item when highlighting the state of unique features or elements specific to the GitLab brand identity. Helps distinguish and emphasize brand-specific elements within the interface.
-$gl-text-color-default: $gl-color-neutral-50; // Used for the default text color.
+$gl-text-color-default: $gl-color-neutral-100; // Used for the default text color.
 $gl-text-color-subtle: $gl-color-neutral-200; // Used for supplemental text that doesn't need to be as prominent as other text.
 $gl-text-color-strong: $gl-color-neutral-0; // Used for text with the highest contrast.
 $gl-text-color-heading: $gl-color-neutral-0; // Used for headings level 1-6.
diff --git a/src/tokens/text.tokens.json b/src/tokens/text.tokens.json
index 9862fc40e1263ea7245e9e91892817518b551a4d..04b16cbbbe12227774dc6c4d49d895129fc79bd3 100644
--- a/src/tokens/text.tokens.json
+++ b/src/tokens/text.tokens.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       "default": {
         "$value": {
           "default": "{color.neutral.800}",
-          "dark": "{color.neutral.50}"
+          "dark": "{color.neutral.100}"
         },
         "$type": "color",
         "$description": "Used for the default text color."
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