diff --git a/common/changes/pcln-design-system/export-palette-family-variation_2023-11-27-19-15.json b/common/changes/pcln-design-system/export-palette-family-variation_2023-11-27-19-15.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ebaf87b60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/pcln-design-system/export-palette-family-variation_2023-11-27-19-15.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "pcln-design-system",
+      "comment": "Export PaletteFamilyVariation type",
+      "type": "minor"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "pcln-design-system"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/src/theme/theme.ts b/packages/core/src/theme/theme.ts
index 4b8ab90506..087a68da7f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/theme/theme.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/theme/theme.ts
@@ -508,6 +508,9 @@ export const paletteFamilyNames = [
   'background',
 ] as const
 
+/** @public */
+export type PaletteFamilyVariation = (typeof paletteFamilyVariations)[number]
+
 /** @public */
 export type PaletteFamilyName = (typeof paletteFamilyNames)[number]