diff --git a/apcd-cms/src/taccsite_custom/apcd-cms/templates/snippets/tup-175-css-alerts-messages-ui-pattern.html b/apcd-cms/src/taccsite_custom/apcd-cms/templates/snippets/tup-175-css-alerts-messages-ui-pattern.html
index 259ae053..d3ebdba5 100644
--- a/apcd-cms/src/taccsite_custom/apcd-cms/templates/snippets/tup-175-css-alerts-messages-ui-pattern.html
+++ b/apcd-cms/src/taccsite_custom/apcd-cms/templates/snippets/tup-175-css-alerts-messages-ui-pattern.html
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {# Load message styles from Core-Styles at the same version Core-CMS has #}
 {# FAQ: APCD-CMS uses default TACC_CORE_STYLES_VERSION = 0, so v0.13.0 #}
 <link href="https://unpkg.com/@tacc/core-styles@0.13.0/dist/components/c-message.css" rel="stylesheet">
+{# HACK: Load up-to-date Core-Styles colors #}
+{# FAQ: Core-Styles v0.13.0 has outdated colors, loading directly overrides Core-CMS site.css color fix #}
+<link href="https://unpkg.com/@tacc/core-styles@2.22.2/dist/settings/color.css" rel="stylesheet">
 <style>
 .c-message a {
   /* Fix Core-Styles v0 bug */