diff --git a/packages/demo-app/src/scss/normalized.scss b/packages/demo-app/src/scss/normalized.scss
index 572892f67..2140887a2 100644
--- a/packages/demo-app/src/scss/normalized.scss
+++ b/packages/demo-app/src/scss/normalized.scss
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ body {
   background: var(--color-base);
   -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
   -moz-osx-font-smoothing: auto;
+  color: var(--color-text);
 }
 
 * {