diff --git a/.changeset/wet-moose-beg.md b/.changeset/wet-moose-beg.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1bc93d3b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wet-moose-beg.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@primer/css": minor
+---
+
+Change `contrast` input background to `bgColor-default`
diff --git a/src/forms/form-control.scss b/src/forms/form-control.scss
index 7c2d60bec0..5798766db1 100644
--- a/src/forms/form-control.scss
+++ b/src/forms/form-control.scss
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ textarea.form-control {
 }
 
 // Inputs with contrast for easy light gray backgrounds against white.
+// changing the value to default as to not remove the class all together, but deprecate the visual distinction for "contrast"
 .input-contrast {
-  background-color: var(--bgColor-muted, var(--color-canvas-inset));
+  background-color: var(--bgColor-default);
 
   &:focus {
     background-color: var(--bgColor-default, var(--color-canvas-default));