diff --git a/src/pg/patterns/core/tabs/_tabs.scss b/src/pg/patterns/core/tabs/_tabs.scss
index aeff2be..723114d 100644
--- a/src/pg/patterns/core/tabs/_tabs.scss
+++ b/src/pg/patterns/core/tabs/_tabs.scss
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 //		DS2 core (c) 2024 Alexander McIlwraith 
 //		Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 
 
-$tab-border: var(--colour-grey) !default; 
-$tab-selected: var(--colour-white) !default;
-$tab-notselected: var(--colour-grey-xxl) !default;
+$tab-border: #7f7f7f !default; 
+$tab-selected: #FFF !default;
+$tab-notselected: #f0f0f0 !default;
 
 @mixin tabs {
 	tabset, .tab-group {