diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
index 195993e4650..359a710c351 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ iframe {
     padding: 0;
 
     .badge-category {
-      color: $primary;
+      color: $header_primary;
       padding: 0 0 0 3px;
       margin-right: 5px;
     }