diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/core/styles/components/card/_card-theme.scss b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/core/styles/components/card/_card-theme.scss
index 75a906b039f..bcaa61c6e4c 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/core/styles/components/card/_card-theme.scss
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/core/styles/components/card/_card-theme.scss
@@ -219,14 +219,9 @@
         display: flex;
         align-items: center;
         order: 1;
-        color: var-get($theme, 'actions-text-color');
         margin-inline-start: auto;
         gap: rem(8px);
 
-        [igxIconButton] {
-            color: var-get($theme, 'actions-text-color');
-        }
-
         &:empty {
             display: none;
         }
@@ -238,15 +233,16 @@
         order: 0;
         gap: rem(8px);
 
-        [igxIconButton] {
-            color: var-get($theme, 'actions-text-color');
-        }
-
         &:empty {
             display: none;
         }
     }
 
+    %igx-card-actions__start,
+    %igx-card-actions__end {
+        color: var-get($theme, 'actions-text-color');
+    }
+
     %igx-card-actions__start--justify,
     %igx-card-actions__end--justify {
         justify-content: space-around;