diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
index b6776005d83e6..ef146f647bdd6 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@
     <color name="magnification_border_color">#FF9900</color>
 
     <!-- controls -->
-    <color name="control_primary_text">@color/GM2_grey_100</color>
-    <color name="control_secondary_text">@color/GM2_grey_500</color>
+    <color name="control_primary_text">#E6FFFFFF</color>
+    <color name="control_secondary_text">#99FFFFFF</color>
     <color name="control_default_foreground">@color/GM2_grey_500</color>
     <color name="control_default_background">@color/GM2_grey_900</color>
     <color name="control_list_popup_background">@*android:color/background_floating_material_dark</color>