diff --git a/app/components/primer/alpha/overlay.pcss b/app/components/primer/alpha/overlay.pcss
index f2715c4e9a..5ab3fb1089 100644
--- a/app/components/primer/alpha/overlay.pcss
+++ b/app/components/primer/alpha/overlay.pcss
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ dialog.Overlay:not([open]) {
 
 /* dialog defualts to CanvasText not inherit */
 dialog.Overlay {
-  color: var(--color-fg-default);
+  color: var(--fgColor-default);
 }
 
 anchored-position.not-anchored::backdrop, dialog::backdrop {