diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/HeaderCell.svelte b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/HeaderCell.svelte
index 573030b7b4..cdd8afb57e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/HeaderCell.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/HeaderCell.svelte
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
     outline: none;
     border: 1px solid transparent;
     background: transparent;
-    color: var(--ink);
+    color: var(--spectrum-global-color-gray-800);
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     left: 0;