diff --git a/_scss/_base.scss b/_scss/_base.scss
index 42df2cf63e..21fe08d1e3 100755
--- a/_scss/_base.scss
+++ b/_scss/_base.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ html {
 
 body {
     background-color: $bg-body;
-    color: $body-text-color;
+    color: $body-text;
     font-family: $font;
     font-size: $body-text-size;
     margin: $clear;
diff --git a/_scss/_content.scss b/_scss/_content.scss
index b71bcd88fb..be25d3d598 100755
--- a/_scss/_content.scss
+++ b/_scss/_content.scss
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ h3:hover > a.anchorLink
 }
 
 a.glossary {
-    color: $body-text-color;
+    color: $body-text;
     text-decoration: none;
     outline: none;
      &:hover {
diff --git a/_scss/_landing.scss b/_scss/_landing.scss
index fadc243cbd..62f2c7610c 100644
--- a/_scss/_landing.scss
+++ b/_scss/_landing.scss
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ $bg-card-night: #0F161E;
 
 body#landing {
   background-color: $bg-sidebar;
-  color: $body-text-color;
+  color: $body-text;
   font-size: $body-text-size;
   margin: $clear;
   padding: $clear;
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ body#landing {
 
 body#landing.night {
   background-color: $bg-body-night;
-  color: $body-text-color-night;
+  color: $body-text-night;
 
   .header {
     background-color: $bg-body-night;
diff --git a/_scss/_night-mode.scss b/_scss/_night-mode.scss
index 097ada3a99..1a6618b390 100755
--- a/_scss/_night-mode.scss
+++ b/_scss/_night-mode.scss
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 body.night {
     background-color: $bg-body-night;
-    color: $body-text-color-night;
+    color: $body-text-night;
     p,
     .rating-nero-value,
     .reading-time {
-        color: $body-text-color-night!important;
+        color: $body-text-night!important;
     }
     h1,
     h2,
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ body.night {
     }
     a.glossary,
         .toc-nav i.fa{
-            color: $body-text-color-night;
+            color: $body-text-night;
         }
     .component img, .component-full-icon img {
         opacity: 1;
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ body.night {
 body.night {
     /* accordion */
 .panel {
-    color: #d3d4d4;
+    color: $body-text-night;
     margin-bottom: 20px;
     background-color: #24394c;
     }
diff --git a/_scss/_typography.scss b/_scss/_typography.scss
index 0fa06f8f86..82442d7a2d 100755
--- a/_scss/_typography.scss
+++ b/_scss/_typography.scss
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ h4,
 h5,
 h6 {
     font-family: $headings;
-    color: $body-text-color;
+    color: $body-text;
     clear: both;
     line-height: 26px;
 }
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ h6 {
 }
 
 p {
-    color: $body-text-color;
+    color: $body-text;
     font-family: $font;
     font-size: $body-text-size;
     line-height: 24px;
diff --git a/_scss/_variables.scss b/_scss/_variables.scss
index 328d855c93..06ac625131 100755
--- a/_scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/_scss/_variables.scss
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ $bg-body: #fff;
 
 $heading-color: #254356;
 
-$body-text-color: #33444C;//grey #11 in color palette
+$body-text: #33444C;
 
 $bg-footer: #fff;
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ $table-head: #CFD2D4;
 
 $bg-body-night: #061F2F;
 
-$body-text-color-night: #d3d4d4;
+$body-text-night: #d3d4d4;
 
 $bg-secondary-night: #27343B;