diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/hud/top_bar.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/hud/top_bar.gd
index d71638d1..a4d23d60 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/scenes/hud/top_bar.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/hud/top_bar.gd
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ func _update_happiness(value: int) -> void:
 	var status_label: String = ThemeVocabulary.lookup("happiness_status_" + status)
 	%HappinessLabel.text = ThemeVocabulary.lookup("fmt_top_bar_dot") % [status_label, _format_signed(value)]
 	if value > 0:
-		%HappinessLabel.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("semantic.positive"))
+		%HappinessLabel.theme_type_variation = "LabelPositive"
 	elif value < 0:
-		%HappinessLabel.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("semantic.negative"))
+		%HappinessLabel.theme_type_variation = "LabelNegative"
 	else:
-		%HappinessLabel.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.secondary"))
+		%HappinessLabel.theme_type_variation = "LabelSecondary"
 
 
 func _update_golden_age_badge() -> void: