diff --git a/core/src/components/alert/alert.md.vars.scss b/core/src/components/alert/alert.md.vars.scss
index 4e74971d37..75cc4fcee3 100644
--- a/core/src/components/alert/alert.md.vars.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/alert/alert.md.vars.scss
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ $alert-md-button-text-color:                  ion-color(primary, base) !default;
 $alert-md-button-background-color:            transparent !default;
 
 /// @prop - Background color of the alert activated button
-$alert-md-button-background-color-activated:  $background-color-step-400 !default;
+$alert-md-button-background-color-activated:  ion-color(primary, base, .04) !default;
 
 /// @prop - Border radius of the alert button
 $alert-md-button-border-radius:               2px !default;