diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/ie.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/ie.css
index 2333dd849d..61ea77b3e7 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/ie.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/ie.css
@@ -2573,6 +2573,7 @@ input[type=reset]:hover {
 }
 
 .wp-block-code code {
+	color: #28303d;
 	font-size: 1rem;
 	white-space: pre;
 	overflow-x: auto;
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/code/_style.scss b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/code/_style.scss
index ce783f954f..58f8a7c15e 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/code/_style.scss
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/code/_style.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 	padding: var(--global--spacing-unit);
 
 	code {
+		color: var(--global--color-primary);
 		font-size: var(--global--font-size-xs);
 		white-space: pre;
 		overflow-x: auto;
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style-rtl.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style-rtl.css
index 5ba5e36c87..b1d08af057 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style-rtl.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style-rtl.css
@@ -1870,6 +1870,7 @@ input[type=reset]:hover,
 }
 
 .wp-block-code code {
+	color: var(--global--color-primary);
 	font-size: var(--global--font-size-xs);
 	white-space: pre;
 	overflow-x: auto;
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css
index 033847aaf3..747d34d103 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css
@@ -1880,6 +1880,7 @@ input[type=reset]:hover,
 }
 
 .wp-block-code code {
+	color: var(--global--color-primary);
 	font-size: var(--global--font-size-xs);
 	white-space: pre;
 	overflow-x: auto;