diff --git a/src/System.Windows.Forms.Design/src/System/Drawing/Design/ColorEditor.ColorUI.cs b/src/System.Windows.Forms.Design/src/System/Drawing/Design/ColorEditor.ColorUI.cs
index 4e693dc32eb..66475d0f876 100644
--- a/src/System.Windows.Forms.Design/src/System/Drawing/Design/ColorEditor.ColorUI.cs
+++ b/src/System.Windows.Forms.Design/src/System/Drawing/Design/ColorEditor.ColorUI.cs
@@ -274,7 +274,14 @@ private void OnListDrawItem(object? sender, DrawItemEventArgs die)
 
             _editor.PaintValue(value, graphics, new Rectangle(die.Bounds.X + 2, die.Bounds.Y + 2, 22, die.Bounds.Height - 4));
             graphics.DrawRectangle(SystemPens.WindowText, new Rectangle(die.Bounds.X + 2, die.Bounds.Y + 2, 22 - 1, die.Bounds.Height - 4 - 1));
-            Brush foreBrush = new SolidBrush(die.ForeColor);
+
+            Color textColor = die.ForeColor;
+            if (Application.IsDarkModeEnabled && die.State.HasFlag(DrawItemState.Selected))
+            {
+                textColor = SystemColors.ControlText;
+            }
+
+            Brush foreBrush = new SolidBrush(textColor);
             graphics.DrawString(value.Name, font, foreBrush, die.Bounds.X + 26, die.Bounds.Y);
             foreBrush.Dispose();
         }
diff --git a/src/System.Windows.Forms.Design/src/System/Drawing/Design/CursorEditor.CursorUI.cs b/src/System.Windows.Forms.Design/src/System/Drawing/Design/CursorEditor.CursorUI.cs
index 94a4b69e153..4394ae47363 100644
--- a/src/System.Windows.Forms.Design/src/System/Drawing/Design/CursorEditor.CursorUI.cs
+++ b/src/System.Windows.Forms.Design/src/System/Drawing/Design/CursorEditor.CursorUI.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,14 @@ protected override void OnDrawItem(DrawItemEventArgs e)
                 Cursor cursor = (Cursor)Items[e.Index];
                 string? text = _cursorConverter.ConvertToString(cursor);
                 Font font = e.Font!;
-                using var brushText = e.ForeColor.GetCachedSolidBrushScope();
+
+                Color textColor = e.ForeColor;
+                if (Application.IsDarkModeEnabled && e.State.HasFlag(DrawItemState.Selected))
+                {
+                    textColor = SystemColors.ControlText;
+                }
+
+                using var brushText = textColor.GetCachedSolidBrushScope();
                 var cursorWidth = ScaleHelper.ScaleSmallIconToDpi(Icon.FromHandle(cursor.Handle), DeviceDpi).Size.Width;
 
                 e.DrawBackground();