diff --git a/src/material/core/theming/tests/theming-definition-api.spec.ts b/src/material/core/theming/tests/theming-definition-api.spec.ts
index 569eaf9d4ad2..9630c84e990f 100644
--- a/src/material/core/theming/tests/theming-definition-api.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/core/theming/tests/theming-definition-api.spec.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe('theming definition api', () => {
         }
       `);
       const vars = getRootVars(css);
-      expect(vars['token-surface']).toBe('#1c1c17');
+      expect(vars['token-surface']).toBe('#14140f');
       expect(vars['token-primary']).toBe('#cdcd00');
       expect(vars['token-secondary']).toBe('#cac8a5');
       expect(vars['token-tertiary']).toBe('#ffb4a8');
diff --git a/src/material/core/tokens/m3/definitions/_md-sys-color.scss b/src/material/core/tokens/m3/definitions/_md-sys-color.scss
index 16d80a541278..81d3638ec619 100644
--- a/src/material/core/tokens/m3/definitions/_md-sys-color.scss
+++ b/src/material/core/tokens/m3/definitions/_md-sys-color.scss
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $_default-dark: (
 
 @function values-dark($deps: $_default-dark) {
   @return (
-    'background': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral10'),
+    'background': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral6'),
     'error': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'error80'),
     'error-container': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'error30'),
     'inverse-on-surface': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral20'),
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ $_default-dark: (
     'on-secondary-fixed-variant':
       map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'secondary30'),
     'on-surface': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral90'),
-    'on-surface-variant': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral-variant80'),
+    'on-surface-variant': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral-variant90'),
     'on-tertiary': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'tertiary20'),
     'on-tertiary-container': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'tertiary90'),
     'on-tertiary-fixed': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'tertiary10'),
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ $_default-dark: (
     'secondary-fixed': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'secondary90'),
     'secondary-fixed-dim': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'secondary80'),
     'shadow': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral0'),
-    'surface': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral10'),
+    'surface': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral6'),
     'surface-bright': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral24'),
     'surface-container': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral12'),
     'surface-container-high': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral17'),
-    'surface-container-highest': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral22'),
+    'surface-container-highest': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral24'),
     'surface-container-low': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral10'),
     'surface-container-lowest': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral4'),
     'surface-dim': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral6'),
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ $_default-light: (
 
 @function values-light($deps: $_default-light) {
   @return (
-    'background': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral99'),
+    'background': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral98'),
     'error': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'error40'),
     'error-container': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'error90'),
     'inverse-on-surface': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral95'),
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ $_default-light: (
     'secondary-fixed': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'secondary90'),
     'secondary-fixed-dim': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'secondary80'),
     'shadow': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral0'),
-    'surface': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral99'),
+    'surface': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral98'),
     'surface-bright': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral98'),
     'surface-container': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral94'),
     'surface-container-high': map.get($deps, 'md-ref-palette', 'neutral92'),