diff --git a/scss/_variables-dark.scss b/scss/_variables-dark.scss
index 6334a242f1..501db9f13f 100644
--- a/scss/_variables-dark.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables-dark.scss
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ $body-tertiary-bg-dark:             $black !default; // Boosted mod: instead of
 $body-emphasis-color-dark:          $white !default; // Boosted mod: instead of `$gray-100`
 $border-color-dark:                 $white !default; // Boosted mod: instead of `$gray-700`
 $border-color-translucent-dark:     $gray-700 !default; // Boosted mod instead of `rgba($white, .15)`
-$headings-color-dark:               inherit !default;
+$headings-color-dark:               $white !default; // Boosted mod: instead of `inherit`
 $link-color-dark:                   $white !default; // Boosted mod: instead of `tint-color($primary, 40%)`
 $link-hover-color-dark:             $primary !default; // Boosted mod: instead of `shift-color($link-color-dark, -$link-shade-percentage)`
 $code-color-dark:                   tint-color($code-color, 40%) !default;
diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index dd5a87b358..8749b78404 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ $headings-font-family:        null !default;
 $headings-font-style:         null !default;
 $headings-font-weight:        700 !default;
 $headings-line-height:        $h6-line-height !default;
-$headings-color:              inherit !default;
+$headings-color:              $black !default; // Boosted mod: instead of `inherit`
 // scss-docs-end headings-variables
 
 // scss-docs-start display-headings