diff --git a/src/lib/checkbox/_checkbox-theme.scss b/src/lib/checkbox/_checkbox-theme.scss
index b36d64526f67..e4d6689d1423 100644
--- a/src/lib/checkbox/_checkbox-theme.scss
+++ b/src/lib/checkbox/_checkbox-theme.scss
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@
 
   .mat-checkbox-indeterminate, .mat-checkbox-checked {
     &.mat-primary .mat-checkbox-background {
-      background-color: mat-color($primary, 500);
+      background-color: mat-color($primary);
     }
 
     &.mat-accent .mat-checkbox-background {
-      background-color: mat-color($accent, 500);
+      background-color: mat-color($accent);
     }
 
     &.mat-warn .mat-checkbox-background {
-      background-color: mat-color($warn, 500);
+      background-color: mat-color($warn);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/chips/_chips-theme.scss b/src/lib/chips/_chips-theme.scss
index 42dc3cdbdb3f..fce197556d1a 100644
--- a/src/lib/chips/_chips-theme.scss
+++ b/src/lib/chips/_chips-theme.scss
@@ -32,18 +32,18 @@
     color: $selected-foreground;
 
     &.mat-primary {
-      background-color: mat-color($primary, 500);
-      color: mat-contrast($primary, 500);
+      background-color: mat-color($primary);
+      color: mat-color($primary, default-contrast);
     }
 
     &.mat-accent {
-      background-color: mat-color($accent, 500);
-      color: mat-contrast($accent, 500);
+      background-color: mat-color($accent);
+      color: mat-color($accent, default-contrast);
     }
 
     &.mat-warn {
-      background-color: mat-color($warn, 500);
-      color: mat-contrast($warn, 500);
+      background-color: mat-color($warn);
+      color: mat-color($warn, default-contrast);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/core/selection/pseudo-checkbox/_pseudo-checkbox-theme.scss b/src/lib/core/selection/pseudo-checkbox/_pseudo-checkbox-theme.scss
index 260b8d1601f1..353603bf993a 100644
--- a/src/lib/core/selection/pseudo-checkbox/_pseudo-checkbox-theme.scss
+++ b/src/lib/core/selection/pseudo-checkbox/_pseudo-checkbox-theme.scss
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 @mixin _mat-pseudo-checkbox-inner-content-theme($theme, $pallete-name) {
   $pallete: map-get($theme, $pallete-name);
-  $color: mat-color($pallete, 500);
+  $color: mat-color($pallete);
 
   .mat-pseudo-checkbox-checked.mat-#{$pallete-name},
   .mat-pseudo-checkbox-indeterminate.mat-#{$pallete-name},
diff --git a/src/lib/tabs/_tabs-theme.scss b/src/lib/tabs/_tabs-theme.scss
index 30bdae6f3807..a8b94a6812a3 100644
--- a/src/lib/tabs/_tabs-theme.scss
+++ b/src/lib/tabs/_tabs-theme.scss
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
   }
 
   .mat-tab-label:focus {
-    background-color: mat-color($primary, 100, 0.3);
+    background-color: mat-color($primary, lighter, 0.3);
   }
 
   .mat-ink-bar {
-    background-color: mat-color($primary, 500);
+    background-color: mat-color($primary);
   }
 
   .mat-tab-label, .mat-tab-link {