diff --git a/.changeset/tiny-shoes-explain.md b/.changeset/tiny-shoes-explain.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72b8f78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tiny-shoes-explain.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tokens-studio/types': patch
+---
+
+Allow token value to be string for any token types, since it can always be a reference which is of type string.
diff --git a/src/types/tokens/SingleGenericToken.ts b/src/types/tokens/SingleGenericToken.ts
index 1e3732a..7b3fda4 100644
--- a/src/types/tokens/SingleGenericToken.ts
+++ b/src/types/tokens/SingleGenericToken.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import { ColorModifier } from '../Modifier.js';
 type _SingleGenericToken<T, V, Named, P> = {
   type?: T;
   $type?: T;
-  value?: V;
-  $value?: V;
-  rawValue?: V;
+  value?: V & string; // & string because token value can always be a reference!
+  $value?: V & string;
+  rawValue?: V & string;
   description?: string;
   $description?: string;
   oldDescription?: string;
-  oldValue?: V;
+  oldValue?: V & string;
   internal__Parent?: string;
   inheritTypeLevel?: number;
   $extensions?: { 'studio.tokens': { modify: ColorModifier } };