diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 86d55c8f3b83..1e80254584d0 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ $card-border-radius:                $border-radius !default;
 $card-border-color:                 rgba($black, .125) !default;
 $card-inner-border-radius:          calc(#{$card-border-radius} - #{$card-border-width}) !default;
 $card-cap-bg:                       rgba($black, .03) !default;
-$card-cap-color:                    $body-color !default;
+$card-cap-color:                    inherit !default;
 $card-bg:                           $white !default;
 
 $card-img-overlay-padding:          1.25rem !default;