diff --git a/libs/barista-components/core/src/theming/theme-definitions/_blue-theme.scss b/libs/barista-components/core/src/theming/theme-definitions/_blue-theme.scss
index 634b680a06..275e37f086 100644
--- a/libs/barista-components/core/src/theming/theme-definitions/_blue-theme.scss
+++ b/libs/barista-components/core/src/theming/theme-definitions/_blue-theme.scss
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ $dt-blue-theme-light: dt-theme-light(
     ),
   /* warning */
     dt-theme-palette($yellow-700, $yellow-800, $yellow-900, $yellow-100),
-  /* error */ dt-theme-palette($red-600, $red-700, $red-800, $red-100),
+  /* error */ dt-theme-palette($red-500, $red-600, $red-700, $red-100),
   /* recovered */
     dt-theme-palette($green-600, $green-700, $green-800, $green-100),
   /* cta */ dt-theme-palette($green-600, $green-700, $green-800, $green-100),
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ $dt-blue-theme-dark: dt-theme-dark(
     ),
   /* warning */
     dt-theme-palette($yellow-700, $yellow-600, $yellow-500, $yellow-100),
-  /* error */ dt-theme-palette($red-400, $red-300, $red-200, $red-100),
+  /* error */ dt-theme-palette($red-500, $red-400, $red-300, $red-100),
   /* recovered */
     dt-theme-palette($green-500, $green-400, $green-300, $green-100),
   /* cta */ dt-theme-palette($green-500, $green-400, $green-300, $green-100),
diff --git a/libs/barista-components/core/src/theming/theme-definitions/_purple-theme.scss b/libs/barista-components/core/src/theming/theme-definitions/_purple-theme.scss
index 0bd4b88450..d6701cdee4 100644
--- a/libs/barista-components/core/src/theming/theme-definitions/_purple-theme.scss
+++ b/libs/barista-components/core/src/theming/theme-definitions/_purple-theme.scss
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $dt-purple-theme-light: dt-theme-light(
     ),
   /* warning */
     dt-theme-palette($yellow-700, $yellow-800, $yellow-900, $yellow-100),
-  /* error */ dt-theme-palette($red-600, $red-700, $red-800, $red-100),
+  /* error */ dt-theme-palette($red-500, $red-600, $red-700, $red-100),
   /* recovered */
     dt-theme-palette($green-600, $green-700, $green-800, $green-100),
   /* cta */ dt-theme-palette($green-600, $green-700, $green-800, $green-100),
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ $dt-purple-theme-dark: dt-theme-dark(
     ),
   /* warning */
     dt-theme-palette($yellow-700, $yellow-600, $yellow-500, $yellow-100),
-  /* error */ dt-theme-palette($red-400, $red-300, $red-200, $red-100),
+  /* error */ dt-theme-palette($red-500, $red-400, $red-300, $red-100),
   /* recovered */
     dt-theme-palette($green-500, $green-400, $green-300, $green-100),
   /* cta */ dt-theme-palette($green-500, $green-400, $green-300, $green-100),
diff --git a/libs/barista-components/core/src/theming/theme-definitions/_royalblue-theme.scss b/libs/barista-components/core/src/theming/theme-definitions/_royalblue-theme.scss
index 5d9c24784c..caef93ee98 100644
--- a/libs/barista-components/core/src/theming/theme-definitions/_royalblue-theme.scss
+++ b/libs/barista-components/core/src/theming/theme-definitions/_royalblue-theme.scss
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $dt-royalblue-theme-light: dt-theme-light(
     ),
   /* warning */
     dt-theme-palette($yellow-700, $yellow-800, $yellow-900, $yellow-100),
-  /* error */ dt-theme-palette($red-600, $red-700, $red-800, $red-100),
+  /* error */ dt-theme-palette($red-500, $red-600, $red-700, $red-100),
   /* recovered */
     dt-theme-palette($green-600, $green-700, $green-800, $green-100),
   /* cta */ dt-theme-palette($green-600, $green-700, $green-800, $green-100),
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ $dt-royalblue-theme-dark: dt-theme-dark(
     ),
   /* warning */
     dt-theme-palette($yellow-700, $yellow-600, $yellow-500, $yellow-100),
-  /* error */ dt-theme-palette($red-400, $red-300, $red-200, $red-100),
+  /* error */ dt-theme-palette($red-500, $red-400, $red-300, $red-100),
   /* recovered */
     dt-theme-palette($green-500, $green-400, $green-300, $green-100),
   /* cta */ dt-theme-palette($green-500, $green-400, $green-300, $green-100),
diff --git a/libs/barista-components/core/src/theming/theme-definitions/_turquoise-theme.scss b/libs/barista-components/core/src/theming/theme-definitions/_turquoise-theme.scss
index 5479a6c305..46af309514 100644
--- a/libs/barista-components/core/src/theming/theme-definitions/_turquoise-theme.scss
+++ b/libs/barista-components/core/src/theming/theme-definitions/_turquoise-theme.scss
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $dt-turquoise-theme-light: dt-theme-light(
     ),
   /* warning */
     dt-theme-palette($yellow-700, $yellow-800, $yellow-900, $yellow-100),
-  /* error */ dt-theme-palette($red-600, $red-700, $red-800, $red-100),
+  /* error */ dt-theme-palette($red-500, $red-600, $red-700, $red-100),
   /* recovered */
     dt-theme-palette($green-600, $green-700, $green-800, $green-100),
   /* cta */ dt-theme-palette($green-600, $green-700, $green-800, $green-100),
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ $dt-turquoise-theme-dark: dt-theme-dark(
     ),
   /* warning */
     dt-theme-palette($yellow-700, $yellow-600, $yellow-500, $yellow-100),
-  /* error */ dt-theme-palette($red-400, $red-300, $red-200, $red-100),
+  /* error */ dt-theme-palette($red-500, $red-400, $red-300, $red-100),
   /* recovered */
     dt-theme-palette($green-500, $green-400, $green-300, $green-100),
   /* cta */ dt-theme-palette($green-500, $green-400, $green-300, $green-100),