Change body font colour in content section on Dawn theme

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

A Shopify store owner using the Dawn theme wants to change body text color to HEX #212529 across various product page sections to match section titles. Screenshots show the specific text areas needing color adjustment.

Three solutions were provided:

  • Custom Liquid approach: Add code to header area using rgba() values with opacity control (0-1 scale) to override the theme’s default transparency on body text
  • CSS targeting: Add specific CSS rules to base.css file targeting .image-with-text__text p and .rte p classes
  • Theme.liquid modification: Insert CSS code directly in theme.liquid file before the </head> tag

Resolution: The store owner successfully implemented the theme.liquid solution, confirming it worked and was easy to install. The issue stemmed from Dawn theme’s base.css applying transparency to body text, making it appear lighter than titles.

Summarized with AI on October 27. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Thanks so much @websensepro – that worked and was super easy to install :slightly_smiling_face: