diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/base.css b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/base.css
index aaa9c3441a..daf4699cac 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/base.css
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/static/admin/css/base.css
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ body {
 /* LINKS */
 
 a:link, a:visited {
-    color: var(--body-fg);
+    color: var(--link-fg);
     text-decoration: none;
     transition: color 0.15s, background 0.15s;
 }
diff --git a/docs/releases/5.0.2.txt b/docs/releases/5.0.2.txt
index facfed26f5..a5e2b6eee4 100644
--- a/docs/releases/5.0.2.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/5.0.2.txt
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ Bugfixes
 * Reallowed, following a regression in Django 5.0.1, filtering against local
   foreign keys not included in :attr:`.ModelAdmin.list_filter`
   (:ticket:`35087`).
+
+* Fixed a regression in Django 5.0 where links in the admin had an incorrect
+  color (:ticket:`35121`).