diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/misc.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
index c3520dd999..2a8eba2d63 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/misc.php
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ function set_color_scheme_json() {
 	$color_scheme = get_user_option( 'admin_color' );
 
 	if ( isset( $_wp_admin_css_colors[ $color_scheme ]->icon_colors ) ) {
-		echo '<script type="text/javascript">var mp6_color_scheme = ' . json_encode( array( 'icons' => $_wp_admin_css_colors[ $color_scheme ]->icon_colors ) ) . ";</script>\n";
+		echo '<script type="text/javascript">var wp_color_scheme = ' . json_encode( array( 'icons' => $_wp_admin_css_colors[ $color_scheme ]->icon_colors ) ) . ";</script>\n";
 	}
 }
 add_action( 'admin_head', 'set_color_scheme_json' );
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/svg-painter.js b/src/wp-includes/js/svg-painter.js
index 36b6fe1a2c..c1ec8721ce 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/svg-painter.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/svg-painter.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* global mp6_color_scheme:true */
+/* global wp_color_scheme:true */
 var svgPainter = ( function( $, window, document, undefined ) {
 
 	'use strict';
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ var svgPainter = ( function( $, window, document, undefined ) {
 
 		setColors : function( colors ) {
 
-			if ( typeof colors === 'undefined' && typeof mp6_color_scheme !== 'undefined' ) {
-				colors = mp6_color_scheme;
+			if ( typeof colors === 'undefined' && typeof wp_color_scheme !== 'undefined' ) {
+				colors = wp_color_scheme;
 			}
 
 			this.colorscheme = colors;