diff --git a/scene/resources/default_theme/default_theme.cpp b/scene/resources/default_theme/default_theme.cpp
index c7a815d8a42b..f42597218386 100644
--- a/scene/resources/default_theme/default_theme.cpp
+++ b/scene/resources/default_theme/default_theme.cpp
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ void fill_default_theme(Ref<Theme> &theme, const Ref<Font> &default_font, const
 	theme->set_font("bold_italics_font", "RichTextLabel", default_font);
 	theme->set_font("mono_font", "RichTextLabel", default_font);
 
-	theme->set_color("default_color", "RichTextLabel", control_font_color);
+	theme->set_color("default_color", "RichTextLabel", Color(1, 1, 1));
 	theme->set_color("font_color_selected", "RichTextLabel", font_color_selection);
 	theme->set_color("selection_color", "RichTextLabel", Color(0.1, 0.1, 1, 0.8));