diff --git a/scss/_list-group.scss b/scss/_list-group.scss
index 7daa9f10d8..dcd61d2b5e 100644
--- a/scss/_list-group.scss
+++ b/scss/_list-group.scss
@@ -163,12 +163,12 @@
 // Organizationally, this must come after the `:hover` states.
 
 @each $state, $value in $theme-colors {
-  $list-group-background: shift-color($value, $list-group-item-bg-scale);
-  $list-group-color: shift-color($value, $list-group-item-color-scale);
-  @if (contrast-ratio($list-group-background, $list-group-color) < $min-contrast-ratio) {
-    $list-group-color: mix($value, color-contrast($list-group-background), abs($list-group-item-color-scale));
+  $list-group-variant-bg: shift-color($value, $list-group-item-bg-scale);
+  $list-group-variant-color: shift-color($value, $list-group-item-color-scale);
+  @if (contrast-ratio($list-group-variant-bg, $list-group-variant-color) < $min-contrast-ratio) {
+    $list-group-variant-color: mix($value, color-contrast($list-group-variant-bg), abs($list-group-item-color-scale));
   }
 
-  @include list-group-item-variant($state, $list-group-background, $list-group-color);
+  @include list-group-item-variant($state, $list-group-variant-bg, $list-group-variant-color);
 }
 // scss-docs-end list-group-modifiers