diff --git a/src/scss/components/file/_hx-drop-fence.scss b/src/scss/components/file/_hx-drop-fence.scss
index 96514c62f..749e82b0e 100644
--- a/src/scss/components/file/_hx-drop-fence.scss
+++ b/src/scss/components/file/_hx-drop-fence.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 hx-drop-fence {
   @include box-size(md);
 
+  border: 1px dashed $gray-600;
   border: 1px dashed var(--hxFile-hxDropFence-border, $gray-600);
   display: block;
   font-size: 0.875rem;
diff --git a/src/scss/components/file/_hx-drop-zone.scss b/src/scss/components/file/_hx-drop-zone.scss
index 253fac9ba..c836b439c 100644
--- a/src/scss/components/file/_hx-drop-zone.scss
+++ b/src/scss/components/file/_hx-drop-zone.scss
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ hx-drop-zone {
   position: relative;
 
   &::after {
+    border: 4px dashed $blue-500;
     border: 4px dashed var(--hxFile-hxDropZone-after-border, $blue-500);
     content: "";
     display: none;
diff --git a/src/scss/components/file/_hx-file-control.scss b/src/scss/components/file/_hx-file-control.scss
index 2628482f7..304b0d4be 100644
--- a/src/scss/components/file/_hx-file-control.scss
+++ b/src/scss/components/file/_hx-file-control.scss
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ hx-file-control > input[type="file"]:active {
 // ========== DISABLED ==========
 hx-file-control > input[type="file"]:disabled {
   ~ label {
+    color: $gray-700;
     color: var(--hxFile-hxFileControl-disabled-label-color, $gray-700);
 
     > hx-file-input {
diff --git a/src/scss/components/file/_hx-file-tile.scss b/src/scss/components/file/_hx-file-tile.scss
index 023e1290c..c22583533 100644
--- a/src/scss/components/file/_hx-file-tile.scss
+++ b/src/scss/components/file/_hx-file-tile.scss
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 hx-file-tile {
+  background-color: $gray-50;
   background-color: var(--hxFile-hxFileTile-bgcolor, $gray-50);
   border-radius: 2px;
   border: 2px solid transparent;
+  color: $gray-900;
   color: var(--hxFile-hxFileTile-color, $gray-900);
   display: block;
   height: 3.75rem;
   width: 25rem; // 400px
 
   &[progress] {
+    color: $gray-600;
     color: var(--hxFile-hxFileTile-progress-color, $gray-600);
   }
 
   &[invalid] {
+    border-color: $red-status-900;
     border-color: var(--hxFile-hxFileTile-invalid-border-color, $red-status-900);
   }
 }