diff --git a/packages/design-system-tokens/src/css/__snapshots__/css-snapshots.test.ts.snap b/packages/design-system-tokens/src/css/__snapshots__/css-snapshots.test.ts.snap
index b1247aa7e0..2d93e01ee5 100644
--- a/packages/design-system-tokens/src/css/__snapshots__/css-snapshots.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/design-system-tokens/src/css/__snapshots__/css-snapshots.test.ts.snap
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ exports[`CSS snapshots variables in cmsgov-theme.css match snapshot 1`] = `
 --text-input__padding: var(--spacer-1);
 --tooltip-icon__color--inverse: var(--color-white);
 --tooltip-icon__color: var(--color-primary);
---tooltip-trigger__color: var(--color-primary);
+--tooltip-trigger__color: var(--color-base);
 --tooltip__background-color: var(--color-background);
 --tooltip__border-color--active: #0d249940;
 --tooltip__border-color--inverse-active: #ffffff40;
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ exports[`CSS snapshots variables in core-theme.css match snapshot 1`] = `
 --text-input__padding: var(--spacer-1);
 --tooltip-icon__color--inverse: var(--color-white);
 --tooltip-icon__color: var(--color-primary);
---tooltip-trigger__color: var(--color-primary);
+--tooltip-trigger__color: var(--color-base);
 --tooltip__background-color: var(--color-background);
 --tooltip__border-color--active: #0071bc40;
 --tooltip__border-color--inverse-active: #ffffff40;
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ exports[`CSS snapshots variables in healthcare-theme.css match snapshot 1`] = `
 --text-input__padding: var(--spacer-1);
 --tooltip-icon__color--inverse: var(--color-white);
 --tooltip-icon__color: var(--color-primary);
---tooltip-trigger__color: var(--color-primary);
+--tooltip-trigger__color: var(--color-base);
 --tooltip__background-color: var(--color-background);
 --tooltip__border-color--active: #04679140;
 --tooltip__border-color--inverse-active: #ffffff40;
diff --git a/packages/design-system-tokens/src/tokens/Theme.cmsgov.json b/packages/design-system-tokens/src/tokens/Theme.cmsgov.json
index 7ea868bd8c..75328d1ac8 100644
--- a/packages/design-system-tokens/src/tokens/Theme.cmsgov.json
+++ b/packages/design-system-tokens/src/tokens/Theme.cmsgov.json
@@ -4507,7 +4507,7 @@
       },
       "trigger": {
         "color": {
-          "$value": "{theme.color.primary}",
+          "$value": "{theme.color.base}",
           "$extensions": {
             "com.figma": {
               "hiddenFromPublishing": false,
diff --git a/packages/design-system-tokens/src/tokens/Theme.core.json b/packages/design-system-tokens/src/tokens/Theme.core.json
index 3757416c09..c5bcc3138b 100644
--- a/packages/design-system-tokens/src/tokens/Theme.core.json
+++ b/packages/design-system-tokens/src/tokens/Theme.core.json
@@ -4506,7 +4506,7 @@
       },
       "trigger": {
         "color": {
-          "$value": "{theme.color.primary}",
+          "$value": "{theme.color.base}",
           "$extensions": {
             "com.figma": {
               "hiddenFromPublishing": false,
diff --git a/packages/design-system-tokens/src/tokens/Theme.healthcare.json b/packages/design-system-tokens/src/tokens/Theme.healthcare.json
index 65f896582f..4055dba7de 100644
--- a/packages/design-system-tokens/src/tokens/Theme.healthcare.json
+++ b/packages/design-system-tokens/src/tokens/Theme.healthcare.json
@@ -4507,7 +4507,7 @@
       },
       "trigger": {
         "color": {
-          "$value": "{theme.color.primary}",
+          "$value": "{theme.color.base}",
           "$extensions": {
             "com.figma": {
               "hiddenFromPublishing": false,
diff --git a/packages/docs/static/themes/cmsgov-theme.css b/packages/docs/static/themes/cmsgov-theme.css
index 8ad4e97d72..8c6659f38e 100644
--- a/packages/docs/static/themes/cmsgov-theme.css
+++ b/packages/docs/static/themes/cmsgov-theme.css
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
 --tooltip__color: var(--color-base);
 --tooltip-icon__color: var(--color-primary);
 --tooltip-icon__color--inverse: var(--color-white);
---tooltip-trigger__color: var(--color-primary);
+--tooltip-trigger__color: var(--color-base);
 --vertical-nav-item__background-color--hover: var(--color-gray-lightest);
 --vertical-nav-item__border-color: var(--color-gray-dark);
 --vertical-nav-item__color--hover: var(--color-primary);
diff --git a/packages/docs/static/themes/core-theme.css b/packages/docs/static/themes/core-theme.css
index bcaf7f77f8..4d9921a420 100644
--- a/packages/docs/static/themes/core-theme.css
+++ b/packages/docs/static/themes/core-theme.css
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
 --tooltip__color: var(--color-base);
 --tooltip-icon__color: var(--color-primary);
 --tooltip-icon__color--inverse: var(--color-white);
---tooltip-trigger__color: var(--color-primary);
+--tooltip-trigger__color: var(--color-base);
 --vertical-nav-item__background-color--hover: var(--color-gray-lightest);
 --vertical-nav-item__border-color: var(--color-gray-dark);
 --vertical-nav-item__color--hover: var(--color-primary);
diff --git a/packages/docs/static/themes/healthcare-theme.css b/packages/docs/static/themes/healthcare-theme.css
index a91aad89e8..b44a7b7e2b 100644
--- a/packages/docs/static/themes/healthcare-theme.css
+++ b/packages/docs/static/themes/healthcare-theme.css
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
 --tooltip__color: var(--color-base);
 --tooltip-icon__color: var(--color-primary);
 --tooltip-icon__color--inverse: var(--color-white);
---tooltip-trigger__color: var(--color-primary);
+--tooltip-trigger__color: var(--color-base);
 --vertical-nav-item__background-color--hover: var(--color-gray-lightest);
 --vertical-nav-item__border-color: var(--color-gray-dark);
 --vertical-nav-item__color--hover: var(--color-primary);
diff --git a/packages/ds-medicare-gov/src/styles/components/_Tooltip.scss b/packages/ds-medicare-gov/src/styles/components/_Tooltip.scss
index c9974eed1d..7903c31c8f 100644
--- a/packages/ds-medicare-gov/src/styles/components/_Tooltip.scss
+++ b/packages/ds-medicare-gov/src/styles/components/_Tooltip.scss
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 .ds-c-tooltip__trigger-link {
   color: var(--tooltip-trigger__color);
   cursor: default;
-  text-decoration-color: var(--color-primary);
+  text-decoration-color: var(--tooltip-trigger__color);
   text-decoration-style: dashed;
   text-decoration-thickness: var(--link__text-decoration-thickness);
   text-underline-offset: var(--link__text-decoration-offset);
 
   &:hover {
-    color: var(--color-black);
-    text-decoration-color: var(--color-primary-darker);
+    color: var(--color-primary-darker);
+    text-decoration-color: var(--color-black);
     text-decoration-thickness: var(--link__text-decoration-thickness--hover);
   }
 }
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