diff --git a/core/themes/claro/css/components/form.css b/core/themes/claro/css/components/form.css
index 27da255678c6a4a6c1148f01ffb37980ff06e9fc..7e2e3e770816f4c536b87fa136be7971453d1d57 100644
--- a/core/themes/claro/css/components/form.css
+++ b/core/themes/claro/css/components/form.css
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ tr .form-item,
   display: inline-block;
   margin-inline: 0.15em;
   content: "*";
-  color: var(--color-maximumred);
+  color: inherit;
   font-size: 0.875rem;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/themes/claro/css/components/form.pcss.css b/core/themes/claro/css/components/form.pcss.css
index 91b141b1301e9f07502140039fe6ce96419346eb..eba6cb78f9597cccd2476b552f44554e122a4079 100644
--- a/core/themes/claro/css/components/form.pcss.css
+++ b/core/themes/claro/css/components/form.pcss.css
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ tr .form-item,
   display: inline-block;
   margin-inline: 0.15em;
   content: "*";
-  color: var(--color-maximumred);
+  color: inherit;
   font-size: 0.875rem;
 }