diff --git a/.changeset/moody-jeans-explain.md b/.changeset/moody-jeans-explain.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0448d2aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/moody-jeans-explain.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@gitbook/colors": patch
+---
+
+Desaturate text colors by decreasing chroma for the last steps of the color scale
diff --git a/packages/colors/src/transformations.ts b/packages/colors/src/transformations.ts
index ab0e25c31..bf7f770c0 100644
--- a/packages/colors/src/transformations.ts
+++ b/packages/colors/src/transformations.ts
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ export function colorScale(
             continue;
         }
 
-        const chromaRatio = index < 8 ? index * 0.05 : 1;
+        const chromaRatio = index === 8 || index === 9 ? 1 : index * 0.05;
 
         const shade = {
             L: targetL, // Blend lightness