diff --git a/modules/react/common/lib/CanvasProvider.tsx b/modules/react/common/lib/CanvasProvider.tsx
index 3c71f37195..424ac3ab4b 100644
--- a/modules/react/common/lib/CanvasProvider.tsx
+++ b/modules/react/common/lib/CanvasProvider.tsx
@@ -5,11 +5,51 @@ import {defaultCanvasTheme, PartialEmotionCanvasTheme, useTheme} from './theming
 import {brand} from '@workday/canvas-tokens-web';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @emotion/no-vanilla
 import {cache} from '@emotion/css';
+import {createStyles} from '@workday/canvas-kit-styling';
 
 export interface CanvasProviderProps {
   theme?: PartialEmotionCanvasTheme;
 }
 
+// copied from brand/_variables.css
+const defaultBranding = createStyles({
+  '--cnvs-brand-error-darkest': 'rgba(128,22,14,1)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-common-alert-inner': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-cantaloupe-400)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-common-error-inner': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-cinnamon-500)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-common-focus-outline': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-blueberry-400)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-neutral-accent': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-french-vanilla-100)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-neutral-darkest': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-licorice-400)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-neutral-dark': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-licorice-300)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-neutral-base': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-soap-600)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-neutral-light': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-soap-300)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-neutral-lightest': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-soap-200)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-success-accent': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-french-vanilla-100)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-success-darkest': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-green-apple-600)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-success-dark': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-green-apple-500)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-success-base': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-green-apple-400)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-success-light': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-green-apple-300)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-success-lightest': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-green-apple-100)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-error-accent': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-french-vanilla-100)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-error-dark': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-cinnamon-600)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-error-base': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-cinnamon-500)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-error-light': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-cinnamon-200)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-error-lightest': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-cinnamon-100)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-alert-accent': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-french-vanilla-100)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-alert-darkest': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-cantaloupe-600)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-alert-dark': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-cantaloupe-500)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-alert-base': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-cantaloupe-400)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-alert-light': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-cantaloupe-200)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-alert-lightest': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-cantaloupe-100)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-primary-accent': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-french-vanilla-100)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-primary-darkest': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-blueberry-600)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-primary-dark': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-blueberry-500)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-primary-base': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-blueberry-400)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-primary-light': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-blueberry-200)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-primary-lightest': 'var(--cnvs-base-palette-blueberry-100)',
+  '--cnvs-brand-gradient-primary':
+    'linear-gradient(90deg, var(--cnvs-brand-primary-base) 0%, var(--cnvs-brand-primary-dark) 100%)',
+});
+
 const mappedKeys = {
   lightest: 'lightest',
   light: 'light',
@@ -19,27 +59,29 @@ const mappedKeys = {
   contrast: 'accent',
 };
 
-const useCanvasThemeToCssVars = (
+export const useCanvasThemeToCssVars = (
   theme: PartialEmotionCanvasTheme | undefined,
   elemProps: React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement>
 ) => {
   const filledTheme = useTheme(theme);
+  const className = (elemProps.className || '').split(' ').concat(defaultBranding).join(' ');
+  const style = elemProps.style || {};
   const {palette} = filledTheme.canvas;
-  const style = (['common', 'primary', 'error', 'alert', 'success', 'neutral'] as const).reduce(
-    (result, color) => {
-      if (color === 'common') {
+  (['common', 'primary', 'error', 'alert', 'success', 'neutral'] as const).forEach(color => {
+    if (color === 'common') {
+      // @ts-ignore
+      style[brand.common.focusOutline] = palette.common.focusOutline;
+    }
+    (['lightest', 'light', 'main', 'dark', 'darkest', 'contrast'] as const).forEach(key => {
+      // We only want to set custom colors if they do not match the default. The `defaultBranding` class will take care of the rest.
+      // @ts-ignore
+      if (palette[color][key] !== defaultCanvasTheme.palette[color][key]) {
         // @ts-ignore
-        result[brand.common.focusOutline] = palette.common.focusOutline;
+        style[brand[color][mappedKeys[key]]] = palette[color][key];
       }
-      (['lightest', 'light', 'main', 'dark', 'darkest', 'contrast'] as const).forEach(key => {
-        // @ts-ignore
-        result[brand[color][mappedKeys[key]]] = palette[color][key];
-      });
-      return result;
-    },
-    elemProps.style || {}
-  );
-  return {...elemProps, style};
+    });
+  });
+  return {...elemProps, className, style};
 };
 
 export const CanvasProvider = ({
diff --git a/modules/react/modal/stories/stories_VisualTesting.tsx b/modules/react/modal/stories/stories_VisualTesting.tsx
index b04257aca0..57bb24df11 100644
--- a/modules/react/modal/stories/stories_VisualTesting.tsx
+++ b/modules/react/modal/stories/stories_VisualTesting.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {Modal, useModalModel} from '@workday/canvas-kit-react/modal';
 import {ContentDirection, CanvasProvider, useTheme} from '@workday/canvas-kit-react/common';
 import {Flex, Box} from '@workday/canvas-kit-react/layout';
 
-import {withSnapshotsEnabled} from '../../../../utils/storybook';
+import {customColorTheme, withSnapshotsEnabled} from '../../../../utils/storybook';
 
 const TestContent = () => {
   const content = (
@@ -77,3 +77,31 @@ export const ModalRTL = withSnapshotsEnabled(() => {
     </CanvasProvider>
   );
 });
+
+export const CustomThemeModal = withSnapshotsEnabled(() => {
+  const model = useModalModel({
+    initialVisibility: 'visible',
+  });
+  return (
+    <CanvasProvider theme={{canvas: customColorTheme}}>
+      <Modal model={model}>
+        <Modal.Overlay style={{animation: 'none'}}>
+          <Modal.Card style={{animation: 'none'}}>
+            <Modal.CloseIcon aria-label="Close" />
+            <Modal.Heading>MIT License</Modal.Heading>
+            <Modal.Body>
+              <Box as="p" marginY="zero">
+                Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this
+                software and associated documentation files (the "Software").
+              </Box>
+            </Modal.Body>
+            <Flex gap="s" padding="xxs" marginTop="xxs">
+              <Modal.CloseButton as={PrimaryButton}>Acknowledge</Modal.CloseButton>
+              <Modal.CloseButton>Cancel</Modal.CloseButton>
+            </Flex>
+          </Modal.Card>
+        </Modal.Overlay>
+      </Modal>
+    </CanvasProvider>
+  );
+});
diff --git a/modules/react/popup/lib/hooks/usePopupStack.ts b/modules/react/popup/lib/hooks/usePopupStack.ts
index cd083e4dd3..788baa34d3 100644
--- a/modules/react/popup/lib/hooks/usePopupStack.ts
+++ b/modules/react/popup/lib/hooks/usePopupStack.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
 import {PopupStack} from '@workday/canvas-kit-popup-stack';
-import {useLocalRef, useIsRTL} from '@workday/canvas-kit-react/common';
+import {useLocalRef, useIsRTL, useCanvasThemeToCssVars} from '@workday/canvas-kit-react/common';
+import {ThemeContext, Theme} from '@emotion/react';
 
 /**
  * **Note:** If you're using {@link Popper}, you do not need to use this hook directly.
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ export const usePopupStack = <E extends HTMLElement>(
 ): React.RefObject<HTMLElement> => {
   const {elementRef, localRef} = useLocalRef(ref);
   const isRTL = useIsRTL();
+  const theme = React.useContext(ThemeContext as React.Context<Theme>);
+  const {className, style} = useCanvasThemeToCssVars(theme, {});
 
   // useState function input ensures we only create a container once.
   const [popupRef] = React.useState(() => {
@@ -90,5 +93,34 @@ export const usePopupStack = <E extends HTMLElement>(
     }
   }, [localRef, isRTL]);
 
+  // theming className
+  React.useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    const element = localRef.current;
+    element?.classList.add(className.trim());
+    return () => {
+      element?.classList.remove(className.trim());
+    };
+  }, [localRef, className]);
+
+  React.useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    const element = localRef.current;
+    if (element) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line guard-for-in
+      for (const key in style) {
+        // @ts-ignore
+        element.style.setProperty(key, style[key]);
+      }
+    }
+    return () => {
+      if (element) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line guard-for-in
+        for (const key in style) {
+          // @ts-ignore
+          element.style.removeProperty(key, style[key]);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+  }, [localRef, style]);
+
   return localRef;
 };