diff --git a/.changeset/thirty-drinks-destroy.md b/.changeset/thirty-drinks-destroy.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ccdece56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/thirty-drinks-destroy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@primer/primitives": patch
+---
+
+Danger button contrast fix + tests
diff --git a/blob-report/report.zip b/blob-report/report.zip
index 228c1404c..44194d2de 100644
Binary files a/blob-report/report.zip and b/blob-report/report.zip differ
diff --git a/scripts/color-contrast.config.ts b/scripts/color-contrast.config.ts
index 18b898304..bd0dceb60 100644
--- a/scripts/color-contrast.config.ts
+++ b/scripts/color-contrast.config.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ const baseRequirements: ContrastRequirementBlueprint[] = [
   ['contrast.text', 'button-invisible-fgColor-hover', 'button-invisible-bgColor-hover'],
   ['contrast.text', 'button-invisible-iconColor-rest', 'bgColor-muted'],
   ['contrast.text', 'button-invisible-iconColor-hover', 'button-invisible-bgColor-hover'],
+  ['contrast.text', 'button-danger-fgColor-rest', 'button-danger-bgColor-rest'],
+  ['contrast.text', 'button-danger-fgColor-hover', 'button-danger-bgColor-hover'],
+  ['contrast.text', 'button-danger-fgColor-active', 'button-danger-bgColor-active'],
+  ['contrast.text', 'button-danger-iconColor-rest', 'button-danger-bgColor-rest'],
+  ['contrast.text', 'button-danger-iconColor-hover', 'button-danger-bgColor-hover'],
+  ['contrast.text', 'button-primary-fgColor-rest', 'button-primary-bgColor-rest'],
   // default text on role bg
   // TODO: contrast does not work with semi-transparent colors
   ['contrast.text', 'fgColor-default', 'bgColor-neutral-muted'],
diff --git a/src/tokens/functional/color/dark/overrides/dark.high-contrast.json5 b/src/tokens/functional/color/dark/overrides/dark.high-contrast.json5
index f967c23f0..a9ab23137 100644
--- a/src/tokens/functional/color/dark/overrides/dark.high-contrast.json5
+++ b/src/tokens/functional/color/dark/overrides/dark.high-contrast.json5
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
     danger: {
       fgColor: {
         rest: {
-          $value: '{base.color.red.3}',
+          $value: '{base.color.red.2}',
           $type: 'color',
           $extensions: {
             'org.primer.figma': {
@@ -468,11 +468,7 @@
         active: {
           $value: '{bgColor.danger.emphasis}',
           $type: 'color',
-          alpha: 1,
-          mix: {
-            color: '{base.color.red.7}',
-            weight: 0.4,
-          },
+          mix: null
         },
       },
     },
diff --git a/src/tokens/functional/color/dark/patterns-dark.json5 b/src/tokens/functional/color/dark/patterns-dark.json5
index 0fdc18f19..849604c20 100644
--- a/src/tokens/functional/color/dark/patterns-dark.json5
+++ b/src/tokens/functional/color/dark/patterns-dark.json5
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@
     danger: {
       fgColor: {
         rest: {
-          $value: '{fgColor.danger}',
+          $value: '{base.color.red.4}',
           $type: 'color',
           $extensions: {
             'org.primer.figma': {
@@ -1369,6 +1369,10 @@
               scopes: ['fgColor'],
             },
           },
+          mix: {
+            color: '{base.color.red.3}',
+            weight: 0.3,
+          },
         },
         hover: {
           $value: '{base.color.neutral.13}',
@@ -1410,7 +1414,7 @@
       },
       iconColor: {
         rest: {
-          $value: '{fgColor.danger}',
+          $value: '{button.danger.fgColor.rest}',
           $type: 'color',
           $extensions: {
             'org.primer.figma': {