diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b683495daf..36f44212c38 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 - Added `fold` and `unfold` glyphs to `EuiIcon` ([#3994](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/3994))
 
+**Bug fixes**
+
+- Fix incorrect `euiCodeBlockNameColor` variable usage for `.hljs-name` in SCSS ([#3991](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/3991))
+
 ## [`28.3.1`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/v28.3.1)
 
 **Bug fixes**
diff --git a/src/components/code/_code_block.scss b/src/components/code/_code_block.scss
index 6982db2abf6..d3b80cdef34 100644
--- a/src/components/code/_code_block.scss
+++ b/src/components/code/_code_block.scss
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
   }
 
   .hljs-name {
-    color: euiCodeBlockNameColor;
+    color: $euiCodeBlockNameColor;
   }
 
   .hljs-type,