diff --git a/styles/core/_variables.scss b/styles/core/_variables.scss
index 19945881..8a1db5c6 100644
--- a/styles/core/_variables.scss
+++ b/styles/core/_variables.scss
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ $color-gray-warm-dark:       #494440;
 $color-gray-warm-light:      #e4e2e0;
 $color-gray-cool-light:      #dce4ef;
 
+$color-gold-dark:            #cd841b;
 $color-gold:                 #fdb81e;
 $color-gold-light:           #f9c642;
 $color-gold-lighter:         #fad980;