diff --git a/scss/_accordion.scss b/scss/_accordion.scss
index b306540d739a..a7fe0742269f 100644
--- a/scss/_accordion.scss
+++ b/scss/_accordion.scss
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 .accordion {
   // scss-docs-start accordion-css-vars
-  --#{$prefix}accordion-color: #{color-contrast($accordion-bg)};
+  --#{$prefix}accordion-color: #{$accordion-color};
   --#{$prefix}accordion-bg: #{$accordion-bg};
   --#{$prefix}accordion-transition: #{$accordion-transition};
   --#{$prefix}accordion-border-color: #{$accordion-border-color};