diff --git a/.changeset/hungry-eels-explain.md b/.changeset/hungry-eels-explain.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f648cc874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/hungry-eels-explain.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@primer/primitives': patch
+---
+
+- accent.subtle in dark is less opaque to have a 4.5 contrast with new accent color
+- danger and close fg slightly changed in light mode to contrast with fg.default (as we have some red links)
+- attention.emphasis darker to have 4.5:1 contrast with fg.onEmphasis
diff --git a/data/colors/vars/global_dark.ts b/data/colors/vars/global_dark.ts
index fe83f93b0..e7e5cf187 100644
--- a/data/colors/vars/global_dark.ts
+++ b/data/colors/vars/global_dark.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default {
     fg: '#2f81f7',
     emphasis: get('scale.blue.5'),
     muted: alpha(get('scale.blue.4'), 0.4),
-    subtle: alpha(get('scale.blue.4'), 0.15)
+    subtle: alpha(get('scale.blue.4'), 0.1)
   },
   success: {
     fg: get('scale.green.3'),
diff --git a/data/colors/vars/global_light.ts b/data/colors/vars/global_light.ts
index c5ca7a2d7..428c418ba 100644
--- a/data/colors/vars/global_light.ts
+++ b/data/colors/vars/global_light.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export default {
   },
   attention: {
     fg: get('scale.yellow.5'),
-    emphasis: get('scale.yellow.4'),
+    emphasis: get('scale.yellow.5'),
     muted: alpha(get('scale.yellow.3'), 0.4),
     subtle: get('scale.yellow.0')
   },
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default {
     subtle: get('scale.orange.0')
   },
   danger: {
-    fg: get('scale.red.5'),
+    fg: '#d1242f',
     emphasis: get('scale.red.5'),
     muted: alpha(get('scale.red.3'), 0.4),
     subtle: get('scale.red.0')
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export default {
     subtle: get('scale.green.0')
   },
   closed: {
-    fg: get('scale.red.5'),
+    fg: get('danger.fg'),
     emphasis: get('scale.red.5'),
     muted: alpha(get('scale.red.3'), 0.4),
     subtle: get('scale.red.0')
diff --git a/src/tokens/functional/color/dark/primitives-dark.json5 b/src/tokens/functional/color/dark/primitives-dark.json5
index 34dfb46b8..c710e81de 100644
--- a/src/tokens/functional/color/dark/primitives-dark.json5
+++ b/src/tokens/functional/color/dark/primitives-dark.json5
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
       muted: {
         $value: '{base.color.blue.4}',
         $type: 'color',
-        alpha: 0.15,
+        alpha: 0.1,
       },
       emphasis: {
         $value: '{base.color.blue.5}',
diff --git a/src/tokens/functional/color/light/primitives-light.json5 b/src/tokens/functional/color/light/primitives-light.json5
index e598c0bf4..1e957e933 100644
--- a/src/tokens/functional/color/light/primitives-light.json5
+++ b/src/tokens/functional/color/light/primitives-light.json5
@@ -59,13 +59,17 @@
     danger: {
       $value: '{base.color.red.5}',
       $type: 'color',
+      mix: {
+        color: '{base.color.red.4}',
+        weight: 0.05,
+      },
     },
     open: {
       $value: '{fgColor.success}',
       $type: 'color',
     },
     closed: {
-      $value: '{base.color.red.5}',
+      $value: '{fgColor.danger}',
       $type: 'color',
     },
     done: {
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@
         $type: 'color',
       },
       emphasis: {
-        $value: '{base.color.yellow.4}',
+        $value: '{base.color.yellow.5}',
         $type: 'color',
       },
     },