diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/colors-dark.css b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/colors-dark.css
index 25bd9c517b..b9db63e3dc 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/colors-dark.css
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/assets/css/colors-dark.css
@@ -151,6 +151,23 @@ body.colors-dark,
 	color: #eee;
 }
 
+/* Placeholder text color -- selectors need to be separate to work. */
+.colors-dark ::-webkit-input-placeholder {
+	color: #ddd;
+}
+
+.colors-dark :-moz-placeholder {
+	color: #ddd;
+}
+
+.colors-dark ::-moz-placeholder {
+	color: #ddd;
+}
+
+.colors-dark :-ms-input-placeholder {
+	color: #ddd;
+}
+
 .colors-dark input[type="text"]:focus,
 .colors-dark input[type="email"]:focus,
 .colors-dark input[type="url"]:focus,
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css
index 071c0be2d6..cd5ce02fe1 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyseventeen/style.css
@@ -1042,6 +1042,29 @@ input[type="submit"].secondary:focus {
 	background: #bbb;
 }
 
+/* Placeholder text color -- selectors need to be separate to work. */
+::-webkit-input-placeholder {
+	color: #333;
+	font-family: "Libre Franklin", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;
+}
+
+:-moz-placeholder {
+	color: #333;
+	font-family: "Libre Franklin", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;
+}
+
+::-moz-placeholder {
+	color: #333;
+	font-family: "Libre Franklin", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;
+	opacity: 1;
+	/* Since FF19 lowers the opacity of the placeholder by default */
+}
+
+:-ms-input-placeholder {
+	color: #333;
+	font-family: "Libre Franklin", "Helvetica Neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;
+}
+
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------
 # Formatting
 --------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index e751511028..b2a58efc70 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.7-alpha-38968';
+$wp_version = '4.7-alpha-38969';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.