diff --git a/dist/css/ionic.css b/dist/css/ionic.css
index d5c25cf239..bbeb4b78eb 100644
--- a/dist/css/ionic.css
+++ b/dist/css/ionic.css
@@ -3190,7 +3190,7 @@ a.subdued‎ {
   border-color: #dddddd;
   background-color: white;
   font-size: 16px;
-  color: #666666;
+  color: inherit;
   -webkit-transition: margin-left 0.2s ease-in-out, margin-right 0.2s ease-in-out, left 0.2s ease-in-out; }
   .item h2 {
     margin: 0 0 4px 0;
diff --git a/scss/_items.scss b/scss/_items.scss
index 2715b13388..f3744c4523 100644
--- a/scss/_items.scss
+++ b/scss/_items.scss
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   background-color: $list-bg;
   font-size: $list-font-size;
 
-  color: $light-color;
+  color: inherit;
 
   -webkit-transition: margin-left 0.2s ease-in-out, margin-right 0.2s ease-in-out, left 0.2s ease-in-out;