diff --git src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css
index 2cb3872b26..961db9338d 100644
--- src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css
+++ src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css
@@ -2038,7 +2038,7 @@ table.is-style-stripes .has-background tbody tr,
 .wp-block-table.is-style-stripes .has-background thead tr,
 .wp-block-table.is-style-stripes .has-background tfoot tr,
 .wp-block-table.is-style-stripes .has-background tbody tr {
-	color: var(--table--has-background-text-color);
+	color: inherit;
 }
 
 table.is-style-stripes,
diff --git src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css
index 517464a456..4b2ca6f926 100644
--- src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css
+++ src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css
@@ -3413,7 +3413,7 @@ table.is-style-stripes .has-background tbody tr,
 .wp-block-table.is-style-stripes .has-background thead tr,
 .wp-block-table.is-style-stripes .has-background tfoot tr,
 .wp-block-table.is-style-stripes .has-background tbody tr {
-	color: var(--table--has-background-text-color);
+	color: inherit;
 }
 
 table.is-style-stripes,