How can I change white text to black in the Dawn template?

Store Design

Topic summary

A new Shopify user is experiencing an issue with the Dawn theme where text turns white and becomes difficult to read against background images after removing a black text container.

Attempted Solution:

  • The user tried adding CSS code to Assets > base.css to change text color to black, but the code appears corrupted or reversed (characters are backwards)
  • The attempted fix hasn’t resolved the issue

Community Response:

  • Multiple users offered to help but requested:
    • The store URL and password
    • Specific section details where changes are needed
  • One suggestion: Remove the first line @media screen and (max-width: 767px){ and closing bracket, as the code may only apply to small screen devices (under 768px)

Status: Unresolved - awaiting store details to provide targeted assistance

Summarized with AI on November 23. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
1

Hi, I’m new to Shopify & trying to set up my first store.

I’m using Dawn template but when I remove the container with black text the text turns to white but doesnt show up too well with my background images.

Is there a way to change this text to black?

I’ve done a quick search & pasted the following under Asset >base.css but still does nothing unless I’m doing something wrong.

@media screen and (max-width: 767px){
.banner__buttons a.button.button–primary {
background-color: #f08147;
}
.slideshow__text.banner__box.color-accent-1.slideshow__text–center.slideshow__text-mobile–center {
color: #000;
}
h2.banner__heading.h1 {
color: #000;
}
}

2

Hi Danhub,

We can definitely change the text color. Can you please share the store link and mention which particular section you are trying to make changes to?

By the way, the code you pasted applies only to small devices i.e. with screen size less than 768px. You can once try removing the first line “@media screen and (max-width: 767px){” and the last closing bracket, if that works.

Regards,

rupeshadh@gmail.com

3

@Danbub

can you please shear your store URL and password