diff --git a/src/game/engine/scenes/knowledge_tree/knowledge_tree.gd b/src/game/engine/scenes/knowledge_tree/knowledge_tree.gd
index b1e287f7..4888c8cf 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/scenes/knowledge_tree/knowledge_tree.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/scenes/knowledge_tree/knowledge_tree.gd
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ func _create_node_card(
 	var cost_label: Label = Label.new()
 	cost_label.text = "%s: %d" % [ThemeVocabulary.lookup(_cost_unit_vocab_key()), cost]
 	cost_label.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 12)
-	cost_label.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.muted"))
+	cost_label.theme_type_variation = "LabelMuted"
 	inner_vbox.add_child(cost_label)
 
 	var counts: Dictionary = _count_unlocks(node_data.get("unlocks", {}))
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ func _rebuild_detail() -> void:
 	if _web == null or _selected_node_id.is_empty():
 		var hint: Label = Label.new()
 		hint.text = _hint_text()
-		hint.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.disabled"))
+		hint.theme_type_variation = "LabelDisabled"
 		hint.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 12)
 		hint.autowrap_mode = TextServer.AUTOWRAP_WORD_SMART
 		hint.horizontal_alignment = HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CENTER
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ func _rebuild_detail() -> void:
 		node_name = String(node_data.get("name", _selected_node_id))
 	title.text = node_name
 	title.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 20)
-	title.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.title"))
+	title.theme_type_variation = "LabelTitle"
 	title.autowrap_mode = TextServer.AUTOWRAP_WORD_SMART
 	_detail_vbox.add_child(title)
 
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ func _make_flavor_block(text: String) -> PanelContainer:
 	var lbl: Label = Label.new()
 	lbl.text = text
 	lbl.add_theme_font_size_override("font_size", 12)
-	lbl.add_theme_color_override("font_color", ThemeAssets.color("text.secondary"))
+	lbl.theme_type_variation = "LabelSecondary"
 	lbl.autowrap_mode = TextServer.AUTOWRAP_WORD_SMART
 	p.add_child(lbl)
 	return p