diff --git a/core/frontend/helpers/content.js b/core/frontend/helpers/content.js
index 323329df15..0b11e7829c 100644
--- a/core/frontend/helpers/content.js
+++ b/core/frontend/helpers/content.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function restrictedCta(options) {
     options = options || {};
     options.data = options.data || {};
     _.merge(this, {
-        accentColor: (options.data.site && options.data.site.accent_color) || '#15171A'
+        accentColor: (options.data.site && options.data.site.accent_color)
     });
     const data = createFrame(options.data);
     return templates.execute('content-cta', this, {data});
diff --git a/core/server/services/members/api.js b/core/server/services/members/api.js
index 9b8071094e..7fc690d48f 100644
--- a/core/server/services/members/api.js
+++ b/core/server/services/members/api.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ function createApiInstance(config) {
                 const siteUrl = urlUtils.urlFor('home', true);
                 const domain = urlUtils.urlFor('home', true).match(new RegExp('^https?://([^/:?#]+)(?:[/:?#]|$)', 'i'));
                 const siteDomain = (domain && domain[1]);
-                const accentColor = settingsCache.get('accent_color') || '#15212A';
+                const accentColor = settingsCache.get('accent_color');
                 switch (type) {
                 case 'subscribe':
                     return subscribeEmail({url, email, siteTitle, accentColor, siteDomain, siteUrl});