diff --git a/.changeset/mosaic-text-foreground-colors.md b/.changeset/mosaic-text-foreground-colors.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a845151cc84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mosaic-text-foreground-colors.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+---
diff --git a/packages/swingset/src/stories/heading.stories.tsx b/packages/swingset/src/stories/heading.stories.tsx
index 9a71ff609e9..18b4f2d7f7f 100644
--- a/packages/swingset/src/stories/heading.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/swingset/src/stories/heading.stories.tsx
@@ -15,11 +15,18 @@ export const meta: StoryMeta = {
   styles: {
     _variants: {
       size: { xs: {}, sm: {}, base: {}, lg: {}, xl: {}, '2xl': {} },
-      color: { primary: {}, neutral: {}, warning: {}, negative: {}, positive: {} },
+      color: {
+        brand: {},
+        foreground: {},
+        'foreground-secondary': {},
+        warning: {},
+        negative: {},
+        positive: {},
+      },
     },
     _defaultVariants: {
       size: 'base',
-      color: 'primary',
+      color: 'foreground',
     },
   },
 };
@@ -82,15 +89,21 @@ export function Colors(props: Record<string, unknown>) {
     <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 8 }}>
       <Heading
         {...knobsAsProps(props)}
-        color='primary'
+        color='brand'
       >
-        Primary heading
+        Brand heading
       </Heading>
       <Heading
         {...knobsAsProps(props)}
-        color='neutral'
+        color='foreground'
       >
-        Neutral heading
+        Foreground heading
+      </Heading>
+      <Heading
+        {...knobsAsProps(props)}
+        color='foreground-secondary'
+      >
+        Foreground secondary heading
       </Heading>
       <Heading
         {...knobsAsProps(props)}
diff --git a/packages/swingset/src/stories/select.component.stories.tsx b/packages/swingset/src/stories/select.component.stories.tsx
index ac71b96649c..bb439b22256 100644
--- a/packages/swingset/src/stories/select.component.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/swingset/src/stories/select.component.stories.tsx
@@ -85,12 +85,7 @@ export function Ghost() {
         >
           <div style={{ display: 'grid' }}>
             <Text>{member.name}</Text>
-            <Text
-              size='sm'
-              color='neutral'
-            >
-              {member.email}
-            </Text>
+            <Text size='sm'>{member.email}</Text>
           </div>
           <Select.Root
             items={roles}
diff --git a/packages/swingset/src/stories/text.stories.tsx b/packages/swingset/src/stories/text.stories.tsx
index 6502daa6c44..a40a0eaf8d2 100644
--- a/packages/swingset/src/stories/text.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/swingset/src/stories/text.stories.tsx
@@ -15,11 +15,18 @@ export const meta: StoryMeta = {
   styles: {
     _variants: {
       size: { xs: {}, sm: {}, base: {}, lg: {}, xl: {}, '2xl': {} },
-      color: { primary: {}, neutral: {}, warning: {}, negative: {}, positive: {} },
+      color: {
+        brand: {},
+        foreground: {},
+        'foreground-secondary': {},
+        warning: {},
+        negative: {},
+        positive: {},
+      },
     },
     _defaultVariants: {
       size: 'sm',
-      color: 'primary',
+      color: 'foreground',
     },
   },
 };
@@ -82,15 +89,21 @@ export function Colors(props: Record<string, unknown>) {
     <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 8 }}>
       <Text
         {...knobsAsProps(props)}
-        color='primary'
+        color='brand'
       >
-        Primary text
+        Brand text
       </Text>
       <Text
         {...knobsAsProps(props)}
-        color='neutral'
+        color='foreground'
       >
-        Neutral text
+        Foreground text
+      </Text>
+      <Text
+        {...knobsAsProps(props)}
+        color='foreground-secondary'
+      >
+        Foreground secondary text
       </Text>
       <Text
         {...knobsAsProps(props)}
diff --git a/packages/swingset/src/stories/visually-hidden.stories.tsx b/packages/swingset/src/stories/visually-hidden.stories.tsx
index 79210870149..c8d2f487713 100644
--- a/packages/swingset/src/stories/visually-hidden.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/swingset/src/stories/visually-hidden.stories.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export function LiveRegion() {
       >
         Copy backup code
       </Button>
-      <Text color='neutral'>Copied {copies} times</Text>
+      <Text>Copied {copies} times</Text>
       <VisuallyHidden
         render={
           <div
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/heading/heading.test.tsx b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/heading/heading.test.tsx
index 00867d84652..76b52987eb8 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/heading/heading.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/heading/heading.test.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('Mosaic Heading', () => {
     const heading = screen.getByRole('heading');
     expect(heading).toHaveClass('cl-heading');
     expect(heading).toHaveAttribute('data-size', 'base');
-    expect(heading).toHaveAttribute('data-color', 'primary');
+    expect(heading).toHaveAttribute('data-color', 'foreground');
   });
 
   it('wires variant props and xstyle atoms through to the element', () => {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe('Mosaic Heading', () => {
 
   it('reads defaults from HeadingContext, with own props winning', () => {
     render(
-      <HeadingContext.Provider value={{ size: 'xl', color: 'neutral' }}>
+      <HeadingContext.Provider value={{ size: 'xl', color: 'foreground' }}>
         <Heading color='negative'>Title</Heading>
       </HeadingContext.Provider>,
     );
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/heading/heading.tsx b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/heading/heading.tsx
index 7c2c4a0acd6..c3c68f50dff 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/heading/heading.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/heading/heading.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const HeadingContext = React.createContext<Partial<HeadingProps> | null>(
  * `size` and `color` variants. Pass `render` for a different heading level.
  */
 export const Heading = React.forwardRef<HTMLHeadingElement, HeadingProps>(function MosaicHeading(rawProps, ref) {
-  const { size = 'base', color = 'primary', render, xstyle, ...rest } = useContextProps(rawProps, HeadingContext);
+  const { size = 'base', color = 'foreground', render, xstyle, ...rest } = useContextProps(rawProps, HeadingContext);
 
   const props = mergeStyleProps(
     themeProps('heading', { size, color }),
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/text/text.test.tsx b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/text/text.test.tsx
index fa2d3455895..9a450d8e2e9 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/text/text.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/text/text.test.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import React from 'react';
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
+import { colors } from '../../utils/typography.styles';
 import { Text, TextContext } from './text';
 
 const atoms = stylex.create({
@@ -21,14 +22,14 @@ describe('Mosaic Text', () => {
     const text = screen.getByText('Body copy');
     expect(text).toHaveClass('cl-text');
     expect(text).toHaveAttribute('data-size', 'sm');
-    expect(text).toHaveAttribute('data-color', 'primary');
+    expect(text).toHaveAttribute('data-color', 'foreground');
   });
 
   it('wires variant props and xstyle atoms through to the element', () => {
     render(
       <Text
         size='lg'
-        color='neutral'
+        color='foreground-secondary'
         xstyle={atoms.spaced}
       >
         Body copy
@@ -36,10 +37,15 @@ describe('Mosaic Text', () => {
     );
     const text = screen.getByText('Body copy');
     expect(text).toHaveAttribute('data-size', 'lg');
-    expect(text).toHaveAttribute('data-color', 'neutral');
+    expect(text).toHaveAttribute('data-color', 'foreground-secondary');
     expect(text).toHaveClass('cl-text', stylex.props(atoms.spaced).className ?? '');
   });
 
+  it.each(['foreground', 'foreground-secondary'] as const)('applies the %s color atoms', color => {
+    render(<Text color={color}>Body copy</Text>);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Body copy')).toHaveClass(stylex.props(colors[color]).className ?? '');
+  });
+
   it('merges a className carried by the render element instead of clobbering the slot class', () => {
     render(<Text render={<span className='from-source' />}>Body copy</Text>);
     expect(screen.getByText('Body copy')).toHaveClass('cl-text', 'from-source');
@@ -64,12 +70,12 @@ describe('Mosaic Text', () => {
 
   it('reads defaults from TextContext, with own props winning', () => {
     render(
-      <TextContext.Provider value={{ color: 'neutral', size: 'xs' }}>
+      <TextContext.Provider value={{ color: 'foreground-secondary', size: 'xs' }}>
         <Text size='base'>Body copy</Text>
       </TextContext.Provider>,
     );
     const text = screen.getByText('Body copy');
-    expect(text).toHaveAttribute('data-color', 'neutral');
+    expect(text).toHaveAttribute('data-color', 'foreground-secondary');
     expect(text).toHaveAttribute('data-size', 'base');
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/text/text.tsx b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/text/text.tsx
index ab315f5defa..21fc105c554 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/text/text.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/components/text/text.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const TextContext = React.createContext<Partial<TextProps> | null>(null);
  * `size` and `color` variants. Pass `render` for inline copy (`<span>`).
  */
 export const Text = React.forwardRef<HTMLParagraphElement, TextProps>(function MosaicText(rawProps, ref) {
-  const { size = 'sm', color = 'primary', render, xstyle, ...rest } = useContextProps(rawProps, TextContext);
+  const { size = 'sm', color = 'foreground', render, xstyle, ...rest } = useContextProps(rawProps, TextContext);
 
   const props = mergeStyleProps(
     themeProps('text', { size, color }),
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/features/reverification/steps/reverification-method-picker.tsx b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/features/reverification/steps/reverification-method-picker.tsx
index e1b29b2d794..244ccb2bb2a 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/features/reverification/steps/reverification-method-picker.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/features/reverification/steps/reverification-method-picker.tsx
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ export function ReverificationMethodPicker({
         ) : null}
         <Text
           size='xs'
-          color='neutral'
           xstyle={styles.helpText}
         >
           {messages.helpText}{' '}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/utils/typography.styles.ts b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/utils/typography.styles.ts
index 4077e7bb1ac..63cabff99a5 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/mosaic/utils/typography.styles.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/mosaic/utils/typography.styles.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { colorVars, fontFamilyVars, typeScaleVars } from '../tokens.stylex';
 
 export type TypographySize = 'xs' | 'sm' | 'base' | 'lg' | 'xl' | '2xl';
 
-export type TypographyColor = 'primary' | 'neutral' | 'warning' | 'negative' | 'positive';
+export type TypographyColor = 'brand' | 'foreground' | 'foreground-secondary' | 'warning' | 'negative' | 'positive';
 
 export const styles = stylex.create({
   base: {
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ export const sizes = stylex.create({
 });
 
 // Text has no fill to sit on, so each color resolves to the readable token of its
-// pair: the saturated one for warning/negative/positive, `-foreground` for neutral
-// (`--cl-color-foreground` is a surface fill).
+// pair: the saturated one for warning/negative/positive, the `-foreground` text tokens
+// for the achromatic pair.
 export const colors = stylex.create({
-  primary: { color: colorVars['--cl-color-brand'] },
-  neutral: { color: colorVars['--cl-color-foreground'] },
+  brand: { color: colorVars['--cl-color-brand'] },
+  foreground: { color: colorVars['--cl-color-foreground'] },
+  'foreground-secondary': { color: colorVars['--cl-color-foreground-secondary'] },
   warning: { color: colorVars['--cl-color-warning'] },
   negative: { color: colorVars['--cl-color-negative'] },
   positive: { color: colorVars['--cl-color-positive'] },