diff --git a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/dl-custom-components/name-column/name-column.component.scss b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/dl-custom-components/name-column/name-column.component.scss
index 985605f27e..395de95fac 100644
--- a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/dl-custom-components/name-column/name-column.component.scss
+++ b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/dl-custom-components/name-column/name-column.component.scss
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     display: flex;
 
     .adf-datatable-cell-badge {
-      color: var(--theme-contrast-gray);
+      color: var(--theme-secondary-text);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/sidenav/user-menu/user-menu.component.scss b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/sidenav/user-menu/user-menu.component.scss
index 36cc0442b0..cfee62257a 100644
--- a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/sidenav/user-menu/user-menu.component.scss
+++ b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/components/sidenav/user-menu/user-menu.component.scss
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
   text-align: center;
   vertical-align: middle;
   background: var(--theme-about-panel-border-color);
-  color: var(--theme-selected-text-color);
+  color: var(--theme-sidenav-user-menu-color);
   border: none;
 }
diff --git a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/ui/theme.scss b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/ui/theme.scss
index b492548154..ec6d2e8b96 100644
--- a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/ui/theme.scss
+++ b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/ui/theme.scss
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ mat-toolbar {
 }
 
 .adf-name-location-cell-location.adf-datatable-cell-value {
-  color: var(--theme-contrast-gray);
+  color: var(--theme-secondary-text);
 }
 
 .mat-tab-list {
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ mat-toolbar {
 .mat-checkbox-label,
 mat-toolbar.mat-toolbar.mat-toolbar-multiple-row,
 mat-toolbar.mat-toolbar.mat-toolbar-single-row {
-  color: var(--theme-contrast-gray);
+  color: var(--theme-secondary-text);
   opacity: 1;
 }
 
 .adf-upload-dialog {
   &__header,
   &__content {
-    color: var(--theme-contrast-gray);
+    color: var(--theme-secondary-text);
   }
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ mat-toolbar.mat-toolbar.mat-toolbar-single-row {
   .adf-version-list-item {
     &-comment,
     &-date {
-      color: var(--theme-contrast-gray);
+      color: var(--theme-secondary-text);
       opacity: 1;
     }
   }
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ mat-toolbar.mat-toolbar.mat-toolbar-single-row {
 
 .adf-property-field {
   .adf-textitem-edit-icon.mat-icon {
-    color: var(--theme-contrast-gray);
+    color: var(--theme-secondary-text);
   }
 }
 
 .adf-property-field.adf-card-textitem-field:hover .adf-property-clear-value {
-  color: var(--theme-contrast-gray);
+  color: var(--theme-secondary-text);
 }
 
 .adf-empty-content__icon {
-  color: var(--theme-contrast-gray);
+  color: var(--theme-secondary-text);
 }
diff --git a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/ui/variables/variables.scss b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/ui/variables/variables.scss
index 824273cdfb..f675236fa3 100644
--- a/projects/aca-content/src/lib/ui/variables/variables.scss
+++ b/projects/aca-content/src/lib/ui/variables/variables.scss
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ $background: map-get($custom-theme, background);
 $background-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($background, background);
 $background-card-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($background, card);
 $text-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, text);
+$secondary-text: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, secondary-text);
 
 // Custom variables - ACA specific styling:
 $data-table-thumbnail-width: 35px;
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ $action-button-text-color: lighten($text-color, 35%);
 $page-layout-header-background-color: $background-card-color;
 $search-chip-icon-color: #757575;
 $disabled-chip-background-color: #f5f5f5;
-$contrast-gray: #646569;
+$contrast-gray: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, 'secondary-tex');
 
 // CSS Variables
 $defaults: (
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ $defaults: (
   --theme-search-background-color: darken($background-color, 1),
   --theme-text-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, text, 0.54),
   --theme-sidenav-text-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, text),
+  --theme-sidenav-user-menu-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, text),
   --theme-text-bold-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, text, 0.87),
   --theme-title-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, text, 0.87),
   --theme-text-disabled-color: mat.get-color-from-palette($foreground, text, 0.38),
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ $defaults: (
   --theme-page-layout-header-background-color: $page-layout-header-background-color,
   --theme-search-chip-icon-color: $search-chip-icon-color,
   --theme-disabled-chip-background-color: $disabled-chip-background-color,
-  --theme-contrast-gray: $contrast-gray
+  --theme-secondary-text: $secondary-text
 );
 
 // propagates SCSS variables into the CSS variables scope