Index: wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/code/_style.scss
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--- wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/code/_style.scss	(revision 55900)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/code/_style.scss	(working copy)
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	padding: var(--global--spacing-unit);
 
 	code {
-		color: var(--global--color-primary);
+		color: inherit;
 		white-space: pre;
 		overflow-x: auto;
 		display: block;
Index: wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css
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--- wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css	(revision 55900)
+++ wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css	(working copy)
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@
 }
 
 .wp-block-code code {
-	color: var(--global--color-primary);
+	color: inherit;
 	white-space: pre;
 	overflow-x: auto;
 	display: block;