diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style-editor.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style-editor.css
index f4e49185fa..522bb790b6 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style-editor.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style-editor.css
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ figcaption,
   font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", "Roboto", "Oxygen", "Ubuntu", "Cantarell", "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
   font-size: 0.71111em;
   line-height: 1.6;
-  color: #767676;
+  color: inherit;
 }
 
 /** === Pullquote === */
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style-editor.scss b/src/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style-editor.scss
index 19523b16ed..db50c94383 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style-editor.scss
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style-editor.scss
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ figcaption,
 		@include font-family( $font__heading );
 		font-size: $font__size-xs;
 		line-height: 1.6;
-		color: $color__text-light;
+		color: inherit;
 	}
 }