diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/scss/list_view.scss b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/scss/list_view.scss
index 76821870fda..d6ee00bfa2c 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/legacy/scss/list_view.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/legacy/scss/list_view.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         border-spacing: 0;
 
         thead {
-            color: color-contrast(opaque($body-bg, $light));
+            color: $o-main-headings-color;
             border-bottom: 1px solid #cacaca;
             > tr > th:not(.o_list_record_selector) {
                 border-left: 1px solid #dfdfdf;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.scss b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.scss
index d145c012c74..c0e3f800e89 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.scss
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/list/list_controller.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         border-spacing: 0;
 
         thead {
-            color: color-contrast(opaque($body-bg, $light));
+            color: $o-main-headings-color;
             border-bottom: 1px solid #cacaca;
             > tr > th:not(.o_list_record_selector) {
                 border-left: 1px solid #dfdfdf;