Index: src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/code/_style.scss
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--- src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/code/_style.scss	(revision 49798)
+++ src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/code/_style.scss	(working copy)
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 	padding: var(--global--spacing-unit);
 
 	code {
+		color: var(--global--color-primary);
 		font-size: var(--global--font-size-xs);
 		white-space: pre;
 		overflow-x: auto;