diff --git a/packages/components/src/globals/grid/__tests__/__snapshots__/grid-test.js.snap b/packages/components/src/globals/grid/__tests__/__snapshots__/grid-test.js.snap
index 3a34ef1279e8..9b975f1c8c96 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/globals/grid/__tests__/__snapshots__/grid-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/components/src/globals/grid/__tests__/__snapshots__/grid-test.js.snap
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ p {
   letter-spacing: 0; }
 
 a {
-  color: #0062ff; }
+  color: #0f62fe; }
 
 em {
   font-style: italic; }
diff --git a/packages/type/scss/_reset.scss b/packages/type/scss/_reset.scss
index 960e5de66fbb..355d5d302508 100644
--- a/packages/type/scss/_reset.scss
+++ b/packages/type/scss/_reset.scss
@@ -75,7 +75,13 @@
   }
 
   a {
-    color: #0062ff;
+    @if global-variable-exists('carbon--theme') and
+      map-has-key($carbon--theme, 'link-01')
+    {
+      color: map-get($carbon--theme, 'link-01');
+    } @else {
+      color: #0062fe;
+    }
   }
 
   em {