diff --git a/dist/css/ionic.css b/dist/css/ionic.css
index 7adc10c9f4..47a11cc594 100644
--- a/dist/css/ionic.css
+++ b/dist/css/ionic.css
@@ -2798,7 +2798,7 @@ a.subdued {
     box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
     border-color: #cccccc; }
   .bar-light .button.button-clear {
-    color: white;
+    color: #444444;
     background: none;
     border-color: transparent;
     box-shadow: none;
@@ -2819,7 +2819,7 @@ a.subdued {
     box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
     border-color: #a2a2a2; }
   .bar-stable .button.button-clear {
-    color: white;
+    color: #444444;
     background: none;
     border-color: transparent;
     box-shadow: none;
diff --git a/scss/_bar.scss b/scss/_bar.scss
index e2bbbcad86..ce6c348bb0 100644
--- a/scss/_bar.scss
+++ b/scss/_bar.scss
@@ -155,13 +155,13 @@
 .bar-light {
   .button {
     @include button-style($bar-light-bg, $bar-light-border, $bar-light-active-bg, $bar-light-active-border, $bar-light-text);
-    @include button-clear(#fff, $bar-title-font-size);
+    @include button-clear($bar-light-text, $bar-title-font-size);
   }
 }
 .bar-stable {
   .button {
     @include button-style($bar-stable-bg, $bar-stable-border, $bar-stable-active-bg, $bar-stable-active-border, $bar-stable-text);
-    @include button-clear(#fff, $bar-title-font-size);
+    @include button-clear($bar-stable-text, $bar-title-font-size);
   }
 }
 .bar-positive {