diff --git a/css/ebi-global.scss b/css/ebi-global.scss
index 6512001478e04f8a12175fc5a54d3e7b116213e5..6b98291a5348253b209f2c74abb1e8e7d1bc48ed 100644
--- a/css/ebi-global.scss
+++ b/css/ebi-global.scss
@@ -535,6 +535,12 @@ a:active {
   /*
     GLOBAL FOOTER
   ================================ */
+  footer {
+    a, a:visited {
+      color: $ebi-colour-dark-grey;
+    }
+  }
+
   #global-footer {
     border-top: 5px solid #eee;
     padding-top: .5rem;