diff --git a/.changeset/wet-masks-hear.md b/.changeset/wet-masks-hear.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d66a86320c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wet-masks-hear.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@patternfly/pfe-cta": patch
+---
+
+Removes color context provider, reverting back to color attribute
diff --git a/elements/pfe-cta/demo/pfe-cta.html b/elements/pfe-cta/demo/pfe-cta.html
index 705c50b0e3..e2e8f2170f 100644
--- a/elements/pfe-cta/demo/pfe-cta.html
+++ b/elements/pfe-cta/demo/pfe-cta.html
@@ -25,24 +25,24 @@ <h3 slot="header">No color-palette attribute</h3>
       <div class="event-registry" slot="footer"></div>
     </pfe-card>
     <pfe-card color-palette="lightest" size="small">
-      <h3 slot="header"><code>color-palette="base"</code></h3>
+      <h3 slot="header"><code>color="base"</code></h3>
       <div class="cta-align">
-        <pfe-cta color-palette="base"><a href="#default">Default</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="primary" color-palette="base"><a href="#primary">Primary</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color-palette="base"><a href="#secondary">Secondary</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color-palette="base" variant="wind"><a href="#secondary-wind">Secondary + wind variant</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta aria-disabled="true" color-palette="base"><a href="#disabled" disabled>Disabled</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta color="base"><a href="#default">Default</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="primary" color="base"><a href="#primary">Primary</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color="base"><a href="#secondary">Secondary</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color="base" variant="wind"><a href="#secondary-wind">Secondary + wind variant</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta aria-disabled="true" color="base"><a href="#disabled" disabled>Disabled</a></pfe-cta>
       </div>
       <div class="event-registry" slot="footer"></div>
     </pfe-card>
     <pfe-card color-palette="lightest" size="small">
-      <h3 slot="header"><code>color-palette="accent"</code></h3>
+      <h3 slot="header"><code>color="accent"</code></h3>
       <div class="cta-align">
-        <pfe-cta color-palette="accent"><a href="#default">Default</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="primary" color-palette="accent"><a href="#primary">Primary</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color-palette="accent"><a href="#secondary">Secondary</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color-palette="accent" variant="wind"><a href="#secondary-wind">Secondary + wind variant</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta aria-disabled="true" color-palette="accent"><a href="#disabled" disabled>Disabled</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta color="accent"><a href="#default">Default</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="primary" color="accent"><a href="#primary">Primary</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color="accent"><a href="#secondary">Secondary</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color="accent" variant="wind"><a href="#secondary-wind">Secondary + wind variant</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta aria-disabled="true" color="accent"><a href="#disabled" disabled>Disabled</a></pfe-cta>
       </div>
       <div class="event-registry" slot="footer"></div>
     </pfe-card>
@@ -65,25 +65,25 @@ <h3 slot="header">No color-palette attribute</h3>
       <div class="event-registry" slot="footer"></div>
     </pfe-card>
     <pfe-card color-palette="darkest" size="small">
-      <h3 slot="header"><code>color-palette="base"</code></h3>
+      <h3 slot="header"><code>color="base"</code></h3>
       <div class="cta-align">
-        <pfe-cta color-palette="base"><a href="#default">Default</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="primary" color-palette="base"><a href="#primary">Primary</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color-palette="base"><a href="#secondary">Secondary</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color-palette="base" variant="wind"><a href="#secondary-wind">Secondary + wind variant</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta aria-disabled="true" color-palette="base"><a href="#disabled" disabled>Disabled</a>
+        <pfe-cta color="base"><a href="#default">Default</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="primary" color="base"><a href="#primary">Primary</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color="base"><a href="#secondary">Secondary</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color="base" variant="wind"><a href="#secondary-wind">Secondary + wind variant</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta aria-disabled="true" color="base"><a href="#disabled" disabled>Disabled</a>
         </pfe-cta>
       </div>
       <div class="event-registry" slot="footer"></div>
     </pfe-card>
     <pfe-card color-palette="darkest" size="small">
-      <h3 slot="header"><code>color-palette="accent"</code></h3>
+      <h3 slot="header"><code>color="accent"</code></h3>
       <div class="cta-align">
-        <pfe-cta color-palette="accent"><a href="#default">Default</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="primary" color-palette="accent"><a href="#primary">Primary</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color-palette="accent"><a href="#secondary">Secondary</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color-palette="accent" variant="wind"><a href="#secondary-wind">Secondary + wind variant</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta aria-disabled="true" color-palette="accent"><a href="#disabled" disabled>Disabled</a>
+        <pfe-cta color="accent"><a href="#default">Default</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="primary" color="accent"><a href="#primary">Primary</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color="accent"><a href="#secondary">Secondary</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color="accent" variant="wind"><a href="#secondary-wind">Secondary + wind variant</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta aria-disabled="true" color="accent"><a href="#disabled" disabled>Disabled</a>
         </pfe-cta>
       </div>
       <div class="event-registry" slot="footer"></div>
@@ -107,24 +107,24 @@ <h3 slot="header">No color-palette attribute</h3>
       <div class="event-registry" slot="footer"></div>
     </pfe-card>
     <pfe-card color-palette="complement" size="small">
-      <h3 slot="header"><code>color-palette="base"</code></h3>
+      <h3 slot="header"><code>color="base"</code></h3>
       <div class="cta-align">
-        <pfe-cta color-palette="base"><a href="#default">Default</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="primary" color-palette="base"><a href="#primary">Primary</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color-palette="base"><a href="#secondary">Secondary</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color-palette="base" variant="wind"><a href="#secondary-wind">Secondary + wind variant</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta aria-disabled="true" color-palette="base"><a href="#disabled" disabled>Disabled</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta color="base"><a href="#default">Default</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="primary" color="base"><a href="#primary">Primary</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color="base"><a href="#secondary">Secondary</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color="base" variant="wind"><a href="#secondary-wind">Secondary + wind variant</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta aria-disabled="true" color="base"><a href="#disabled" disabled>Disabled</a></pfe-cta>
       </div>
       <div class="event-registry" slot="footer"></div>
     </pfe-card>
     <pfe-card color-palette="complement" size="small">
-      <h3 slot="header"><code>color-palette="accent"</code></h3>
+      <h3 slot="header"><code>color="accent"</code></h3>
       <div class="cta-align">
-        <pfe-cta color-palette="accent"><a href="#default">Default</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="primary" color-palette="accent"><a href="#primary">Primary</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color-palette="accent"><a href="#secondary">Secondary</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color-palette="accent" variant="wind"><a href="#secondary-wind">Secondary + wind variant</a></pfe-cta>
-        <pfe-cta aria-disabled="true" color-palette="accent"><a href="#disabled" disabled>Disabled</a>/pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta color="accent"><a href="#default">Default</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="primary" color="accent"><a href="#primary">Primary</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color="accent"><a href="#secondary">Secondary</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color="accent" variant="wind"><a href="#secondary-wind">Secondary + wind variant</a></pfe-cta>
+        <pfe-cta aria-disabled="true" color="accent"><a href="#disabled" disabled>Disabled</a>/pfe-cta>
       </div>
       <div class="event-registry" slot="footer"></div>
     </pfe-card>
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ <h4 style="color:white;">Color responsive</h4>
 
     <h4 style="color:white;">Color override</h4>
     <div class="cta-layout">
-      <pfe-cta priority="primary" color-palette="accent"><a href="#primary">Primary accent</a></pfe-cta>
-      <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color-palette="accent"><a href="#secondary">Secondary accent</a></pfe-cta>
+      <pfe-cta priority="primary" color="accent"><a href="#primary">Primary accent</a></pfe-cta>
+      <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color="accent"><a href="#secondary">Secondary accent</a></pfe-cta>
       <pfe-cta priority="primary" color-palette="lightest"><a href="#primary">Primary lightest</a></pfe-cta>
       <pfe-cta priority="secondary" variant="wind"><a href="#secondary-wind">Secondary + wind variant</a></pfe-cta>
     </div>
@@ -196,11 +196,11 @@ <h4 style="color: white">Color responsive</h4>
 
     <h4 style="color: white">Color override</h4>
     <div class="card-layout">
-      <pfe-cta priority="primary" color-palette="accent"><a href="#primary">Primary accent</a></pfe-cta>
-      <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color-palette="accent"><a href="#secondary">Secondary accent</a></pfe-cta>
-      <pfe-cta priority="primary" color-palette="complement"><a href="#primary">Primary complement</a></pfe-cta>
-      <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color-palette="complement"><a href="#secondary">Secondary complement</a></pfe-cta>
-      <pfe-cta priority="primary" color-palette="lightest"><a href="#primary">Primary lightest</a></pfe-cta>
+      <pfe-cta priority="primary" color="accent"><a href="#primary">Primary accent</a></pfe-cta>
+      <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color="accent"><a href="#secondary">Secondary accent</a></pfe-cta>
+      <pfe-cta priority="primary" color="complement"><a href="#primary">Primary complement</a></pfe-cta>
+      <pfe-cta priority="secondary" color="complement"><a href="#secondary">Secondary complement</a></pfe-cta>
+      <pfe-cta priority="primary" color="lightest"><a href="#primary">Primary lightest</a></pfe-cta>
       <pfe-cta priority="secondary" variant="wind"><a href="#secondary-wind">Secondary + wind variant</a></pfe-cta>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/elements/pfe-cta/pfe-cta.scss b/elements/pfe-cta/pfe-cta.scss
index 86a41dda5c..5532d7d143 100644
--- a/elements/pfe-cta/pfe-cta.scss
+++ b/elements/pfe-cta/pfe-cta.scss
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 
 // Primary omitted because it already uses the accent color
 
-:host([priority="secondary"][color-palette="accent"]) {
+:host([priority="secondary"][color="accent"]) {
   @include pfe-print-local($secondary-accent);
 }
 
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@
 /// COLOR=BASE
 /// ===========================================================================
 
-:host([priority="primary"][color-palette="base"]) {
+:host([priority="primary"][color="base"]) {
   @include pfe-print-local($primary-base);
 }
 
-:host([priority="secondary"][color-palette="base"]) {
+:host([priority="secondary"][color="base"]) {
   @include pfe-print-local($secondary-base);
 }
 
diff --git a/elements/pfe-cta/pfe-cta.ts b/elements/pfe-cta/pfe-cta.ts
index c9309d259b..5ab907f785 100644
--- a/elements/pfe-cta/pfe-cta.ts
+++ b/elements/pfe-cta/pfe-cta.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import { Logger } from '@patternfly/pfe-core/controllers/logger.js';
 import {
   bound,
   colorContextConsumer,
-  colorContextProvider,
-  deprecation,
   initializer,
   pfelement,
 } from '@patternfly/pfe-core/decorators.js';
@@ -96,24 +94,14 @@ export class PfeCta extends LitElement {
    */
   @property({ reflect: true }) priority?: 'primary'|'secondary';
 
-  /**
-   * Sets color palette, which affects the element's styles as well as descendants' color theme.
-   * Overrides parent color context.
-   * Your theme will influence these colors so check there first if you are seeing inconsistencies.
-   * See [CSS Custom Properties](#css-custom-properties) for default values
-   */
-  @colorContextProvider()
-  @property({ reflect: true, attribute: 'color-palette' }) colorPalette?: ColorPalette;
-
-  /** @deprecated use `color-palette` */
-  @deprecation({ alias: 'colorPalette', attribute: 'color' }) color?: ColorPalette;
-
   /**
    * Sets color theme based on parent context
    */
   @colorContextConsumer()
   @property({ reflect: true }) on?: ColorTheme;
 
+  @property({ reflect: true, attribute: 'color' }) color?: 'accent' | 'base' | null;
+
   /**
    * `priority="secondary"` has a `wind` variant (`variant="wind"`) that can be applied to change the style of the secondary call-to-action.
    *