diff --git a/app/styles/components/columns.scss b/app/styles/components/columns.scss
index 5bd24e1e2..205546845 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/columns.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/columns.scss
@@ -480,7 +480,8 @@
   color: var(--primary-text-color--faint);
   background: transparent;
 
-  &:hover {
+  &:hover,
+  &:focus {
     color: hsla(var(--primary-text-color_hsl), 0.8);
   }
 
diff --git a/app/styles/ui.scss b/app/styles/ui.scss
index b9cf99e38..bf8dd9f7e 100644
--- a/app/styles/ui.scss
+++ b/app/styles/ui.scss
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     &:hover,
     &:active,
     &:focus {
-      color: var(--primary-text-color--faint);
+      color: var(--primary-text-color);
     }
 
     &.disabled {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
   &:hover,
   &:active,
   &:focus {
-    color: var(--primary-text-color--faint);
+    color: var(--primary-text-color);
     transition: color 200ms ease-out;
   }