diff --git a/src/scss/_variables.scss b/src/scss/_variables.scss
index 31582e129..6c53dfa16 100644
--- a/src/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/src/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ $card-border-width: $border-width !default;
 $card-border-color: $border-color-transparent !default;
 $card-border-radius: $border-radius !default;
 
-$card-cap-bg: $light !default;
+$card-cap-bg: $white !default;
 $card-cap-color: $text-muted !default;
 $card-cap-padding-x: 1rem !default;
 $card-cap-padding-y: .75rem !default;