diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/text/text.ios.scss b/packages/core/src/components/text/text.ios.scss
index 44185d70a9..326ad6f6f7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/text/text.ios.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/text/text.ios.scss
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
 // Generate iOS Text Colors
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
-@each $color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast in get-colors($colors-ios) {
+@each $color-name, $color-value in $colors-ios {
+  $base-color: ion-color($colors-ios, $color-name, base, ios);
 
   .text-ios-#{$color-name},
   .text-ios-#{$color-name} a,
   .text-ios-#{$color-name} p {
     // scss-lint:disable ImportantRule
-    color: $color-base !important;
+    color: $base-color !important;
   }
 
-}
+}
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diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/text/text.md.scss b/packages/core/src/components/text/text.md.scss
index f3b88758a9..9e8992e86f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/text/text.md.scss
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/text/text.md.scss
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
 // Generate Material Design Text Colors
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
-@each $color-name, $color-base, $color-contrast in get-colors($colors-md) {
+@each $color-name, $color-value in $colors-md {
+  $base-color: ion-color($colors-md, $color-name, base, md);
 
   .text-md-#{$color-name},
   .text-md-#{$color-name} a,
   .text-md-#{$color-name} p {
     // scss-lint:disable ImportantRule
-    color: $color-base !important;
+    color: $base-color !important;
   }
 
-}
+}
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