diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/base/_base.scss b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/base/_base.scss
index ae4b2675e..4b13eda1a 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/base/_base.scss
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/base/_base.scss
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ body {
 p {
   margin-bottom: 1.15rem;
   font-size: 1em;
-  color: var(--pst-color-text-base);
 
   /* section header in docstring pages */
   &.rubric {
diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/_prev-next.scss b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/_prev-next.scss
index 69d040d52..8f562286c 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/_prev-next.scss
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/_prev-next.scss
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   width: 100%;
 
   p {
+    color: var(--pst-color-text-muted);
     margin: 0 0.3em;
     line-height: 1.3em;
   }
diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/header/_header-logo.scss b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/header/_header-logo.scss
index dabff4701..216baa09e 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/header/_header-logo.scss
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/components/header/_header-logo.scss
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
   // If there's no logo image, we use a p element w/ the site title
   p {
+    color: var(--pst-color-text-base);
     margin-bottom: 0;
   }
 
@@ -27,16 +28,9 @@
     width: auto;
   }
 
-  // remove underline from brand title on default state
-  a {
-    text-decoration: none;
-  }
-  &:hover {
+  &:hover,
+  &:visited:hover {
     @include link-style-hover;
-  }
-  &:visited {
-    &:hover {
-      @include link-style-hover;
-    }
+    color: var(--pst-color-text-base);
   }
 }