diff --git a/src/partials/figure.scss b/src/partials/figure.scss
index 9963237..c39ba63 100644
--- a/src/partials/figure.scss
+++ b/src/partials/figure.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ figure {
   margin-bottom: 2rem;
   figcaption {
     margin-top: .875rem;
-    color: var(--xm-c-border-rev);
+    color: var(--xm-c-shallow);
     font-size: .875rem;
     line-height: 1.45;
   }