diff --git a/.project/designs/design-tokens.json b/.project/designs/design-tokens.json
index a45cff59..bee5a366 100644
--- a/.project/designs/design-tokens.json
+++ b/.project/designs/design-tokens.json
@@ -567,5 +567,17 @@
   },
   "breakpoint": {
     "mobile": { "$value": "768px", "$type": "dimension", "$description": "Guide app mobile breakpoint" }
+  },
+  "typeVariations": {
+    "_doc": "Godot Theme type variations (p2-87). Widgets set theme_type_variation to INHERIT a font colour instead of calling add_theme_color_override. base = base widget type; fontColor = a color token name resolved at build time. Emitted into ui_theme.tres by build-ui-theme.py.",
+    "LabelTitle":     { "base": "Label", "fontColor": "text.title" },
+    "LabelMuted":     { "base": "Label", "fontColor": "text.muted" },
+    "LabelSecondary": { "base": "Label", "fontColor": "text.secondary" },
+    "LabelDisabled":  { "base": "Label", "fontColor": "text.disabled" },
+    "LabelPositive":  { "base": "Label", "fontColor": "semantic.positive" },
+    "LabelNegative":  { "base": "Label", "fontColor": "semantic.negative" },
+    "LabelWarning":   { "base": "Label", "fontColor": "semantic.warning" },
+    "LabelGold":      { "base": "Label", "fontColor": "accent.gold" },
+    "LabelScience":   { "base": "Label", "fontColor": "accent.science" }
   }
 }
diff --git a/public/games/age-of-dwarves/ui_theme.tres b/public/games/age-of-dwarves/ui_theme.tres
index 005ecc61..7b62f3d1 100644
--- a/public/games/age-of-dwarves/ui_theme.tres
+++ b/public/games/age-of-dwarves/ui_theme.tres
@@ -126,3 +126,21 @@ ItemList/styles/selected = SubResource("StyleBoxFlat_item_list_selected")
 ItemList/styles/selected_focus = SubResource("StyleBoxFlat_item_list_selected")
 RichTextLabel/colors/default_color = Color(0.878431, 0.847059, 0.784314, 1)
 RichTextLabel/font_sizes/normal_font_size = 14
+LabelDisabled/base_type = &"Label"
+LabelDisabled/colors/font_color = Color(0.501961, 0.501961, 0.4, 0.501961)
+LabelGold/base_type = &"Label"
+LabelGold/colors/font_color = Color(0.85098, 0.627451, 0.12549, 1)
+LabelMuted/base_type = &"Label"
+LabelMuted/colors/font_color = Color(0.698039, 0.698039, 0.698039, 1)
+LabelNegative/base_type = &"Label"
+LabelNegative/colors/font_color = Color(0.85098, 0.34902, 0.25098, 1)
+LabelPositive/base_type = &"Label"
+LabelPositive/colors/font_color = Color(0.4, 0.901961, 0.4, 1)
+LabelScience/base_type = &"Label"
+LabelScience/colors/font_color = Color(0.4, 0.74902, 1, 1)
+LabelSecondary/base_type = &"Label"
+LabelSecondary/colors/font_color = Color(0.74902, 0.717647, 0.65098, 1)
+LabelTitle/base_type = &"Label"
+LabelTitle/colors/font_color = Color(0.94902, 0.85098, 0.45098, 1)
+LabelWarning/base_type = &"Label"
+LabelWarning/colors/font_color = Color(0.901961, 0.6, 0.2, 1)
diff --git a/tools/build-ui-theme.py b/tools/build-ui-theme.py
index 7d37f8f4..8c37e98e 100644
--- a/tools/build-ui-theme.py
+++ b/tools/build-ui-theme.py
@@ -347,6 +347,16 @@ def build_theme_text(tokens: dict) -> str:
         f"RichTextLabel/font_sizes/normal_font_size = {fs_sm}",
     ]
 
+    # Type variations (p2-87): inheritance targets so widgets can set
+    # theme_type_variation instead of add_theme_color_override. Skips _doc.
+    variations = tokens.get("typeVariations", {})
+    for vname in sorted(variations):
+        if vname.startswith("_"):
+            continue
+        spec: dict = variations[vname]
+        resource_lines.append('%s/base_type = &"%s"' % (vname, spec["base"]))
+        resource_lines.append("%s/colors/font_color = %s" % (vname, c(spec["fontColor"])))
+
     parts = [
         f'[gd_resource type="Theme" format=3 uid="{THEME_UID}"]',
         "",