diff --git a/d2renderers/d2svg/appendix/appendix.go b/d2renderers/d2svg/appendix/appendix.go
index ede8a0f2e..e343808ff 100644
--- a/d2renderers/d2svg/appendix/appendix.go
+++ b/d2renderers/d2svg/appendix/appendix.go
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ func Append(diagram *d2target.Diagram, ruler *textmeasure.Ruler, in []byte) []by
 	}
 
 	if !strings.Contains(svg, `font-family: "font-regular"`) {
+
+		// if fillRGB.IsLight() {
+		// 	g.pdf.SetTextColor(10, 15, 37) // steel-900
+		// } else {
+		// 	g.pdf.SetTextColor(255, 255, 255)
+		// }
+
 		appendix += fmt.Sprintf(`<style type="text/css"><![CDATA[
 .text {
 	font-family: "font-regular";