diff --git a/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.ionic.vars.scss b/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.ionic.vars.scss
index 49db0d582b..9ae7a9d414 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.ionic.vars.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.ionic.vars.scss
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ $tabbar-ionic-background-focused: var(--ion-tab-bar-background-focused, transpar
 $tabbar-ionic-color: var(--ion-tab-bar-color, globals.$ionic-color-neutral-800);
 
 /// @prop - Color of the selected tab bar button
-$tabbar-ionic-color-selected: var(--ion-tab-bar-color-selected, globals.$ionic-color-primary-400);
+$tabbar-ionic-color-selected: var(--ion-tab-bar-color-selected, globals.$ionic-color-primary-base);
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