diff --git a/src/base/base.scss b/src/base/base.scss
index 8e06e9ef..98563217 100644
--- a/src/base/base.scss
+++ b/src/base/base.scss
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ body {
 }
 
 a {
-  color: var(--color-link-primary); // stylelint-disable-line primer/colors
+  color: var(--color-text-link-primary); // stylelint-disable-line primer/colors
   text-decoration: none;
 
   &:hover {