diff --git a/_sass/_01_settings_colors.scss b/_sass/_01_settings_colors.scss
index f2c75ec70..0610759bd 100644
--- a/_sass/_01_settings_colors.scss
+++ b/_sass/_01_settings_colors.scss
@@ -82,9 +82,10 @@ $topbar-bg-color: #fff;
 $topbar-dropdown-toggle-color: $swc-blue;
 
 $topbar-link-color: #000;
-$topbar-link-color-hover: #000;
-$topbar-link-color-active: #000;
-$topbar-link-color-active-hover: #000;
+$topbar-link-color-hover: #fff;
+$topbar-link-color-active: #fff;
+$topbar-link-color-active-hover: #fff;
+$topbar-expanded-link-color: #fff;
 
 $topbar-dropdown-label-color: $swc-blue-light;
 $topbar-dropdown-link-bg-hover: $swc-blue-med;
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ $topbar-link-bg-hover: $swc-blue-med;
 $topbar-link-bg-active-hover: $swc-blue-light;
 
 $topbar-dropdown-bg: $swc-blue-med; // Background Mobile Navigation
-$topbar-dropdown-link-color: #000;
+$topbar-dropdown-link-color: #fff;
 $topbar-dropdown-link-bg: $swc-blue-light;
 
 $topbar-menu-link-color-toggled: $swc-blue;
diff --git a/_sass/foundation-components/_top-bar.scss b/_sass/foundation-components/_top-bar.scss
index ce59a47d5..52d7e2f43 100644
--- a/_sass/foundation-components/_top-bar.scss
+++ b/_sass/foundation-components/_top-bar.scss
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ $topbar-dropdown-arrows: true !default; //Set false to remove the \00bb >> text
             }
           }
         }
+
+        .top-bar-section li > a {
+          color: $topbar-expanded-link-color;
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -426,7 +430,7 @@ $topbar-dropdown-arrows: true !default; //Set false to remove the \00bb >> text
             margin-top: 0;
             font-size: $topbar-back-link-size;
             a {
-              color: $topbar-link-color;
+              color: $topbar-expanded-link-color;
               // line-height: ($topbar-height / 2);
               display: block;
               &:hover { background:none; }