diff --git a/frappe/public/scss/base.scss b/frappe/public/scss/base.scss
index a00996780e..36a1df55ac 100644
--- a/frappe/public/scss/base.scss
+++ b/frappe/public/scss/base.scss
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ html {
 body {
 	-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
 	font-size: 16px;
-	color: $black;
+	color: $body-color;
 }
 
 img {